The Prevalance of Non-Carious Cervical Lesions in Patients Reporting to Department of Conservative Dentistry of Dental College in Marathwada Region of Maharashtra a Cross-Sectional Study

Background: The non- carious cervical lesions will cause deterioration of aesthetics, oral function loss, sensitivity and pain. Sensitivity due to these lesions is very painful state which affect directly life quality. Hence, early diagnosis and proper treatment is necessary for such lesions. AIM: To evaluate the prevalence of non-carious cervical lesions in patients reporting to department of conservative dentistry of dental college in Marathwada region of Maharashtra. Materials And Methods: In this cross-sectional study, Informed consent (Annexure 1) was received from 500 patients participating in the study. Aquestionnaire was designed in order to collect information on sociodemographic details of patient. (Annexure 2) Clinical examination of the oral cavity was done by a single examiner trained and calibrated at CSMSS Dental College, Aurangabad. The Smith and Knight tooth wear index (Annexure 3) was used to identify Non-Carious Cervical Lesions in the participants. Socioeconomic status was assessed using the modied Kuppuswamy scale Oct 2022 (Annexure 4). All permanent teeth were examined for the presence/absence of noncarious Cervical Lesions. After all teeth were examined, the highest score was recorded, and the participant was classied on the basis of the highest score obtained. Calculation of the mean and standard deviation (SD) of four parameters/levels index was done. Results: The data obtained from questionnaire and clinical examinations showed that the prevalence of noncarious cervical lesions was 25% i.e. 125 patients were diagnosed with non-carious cervical lesions out of the total examined 500 patients. In conclusion, the research clearly showed that there is a high prevalence of non-carious cervical lesions, which are associated with various risk factors.