The Influence of Oral Hygienic Habits on Non-Carious Cervical Lesion Development

Svrha istraživanja bila je ispitati utjecaj određenih higijenskih navika (opće higijensko stanje usne šupljine, broj četkanja na dan, tvrdoća četkice) na javljanje nekarijesnih cervikalnih lezija. U istraživanje je uključeno 873 ispitanika u dobi iznad 10 godina. Rezultati pokazuju da postoji statistički vrlo velika razlika u higijeni između ispitanika s nekarijesnim cervikalnim lezijama i onih bez njih, da nema statistički znatne razlike u nastanku nekarijesnih cervikalnih lezija s obzirom na frekvenciju četkanja zuba i da nema statistički znatne razlike u pojavi nekarijesnih cervikalnih lezija s obzirom na tvrdoću četkice.The aim of this study was to assess the influence of certain oral hygienic habits (such as general hygiene of the mouth, frequency of toothbrushing, toothbrush hardness) on non-carious lesion development. The study was conducted on 873 subjects, aged 10 yrs or older. Results showed that there is a statistically significant difference regarding oral hygiene between subjects with cervical lesions and those without them. Furthermore, there is no statistically significant difference in non-carious cervical lesion development regarding frequency of toothbrushing and toothbrush hardness