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ORELLANA-CEDENO, Sergio Humberto; RODRIGUEZ-CUESTA, Andrés Vladimir; ARMIJOS-MORETA, Jaime Fernando  y  GAVILANEZ-VILLAMARIN, Silvia Marisol. Dental erosion and hypersensitivity in adults, "Neodental" dental office. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2023, vol.27, suppl.1  Epub 01-Jul-2023. ISSN 1561-3194.

ABSTRACT Introduction: enamel, dentin and dental cementum surfaces are subject to a variety of destructive processes. Exposure of dentin can lead to sensitivity, esthetic problems and pulp exposure. Objective: To analyze dental erosion and hypersensitivity in patients between 27 and 56 years of age who attended the "Neodental" dental office in Ecuador. Methods: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, descriptive study was carried out on adult patients between 20 and 56 years of age who were examined in the dental office "Neodental", Ecuador, during the period September-December 2022. The universe was composed of 42 patients, of whom a sample of 20 patients was obtained by simple random sampling, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The data were obtained from the clinical history of the patients and a survey prepared for this purpose. The variables used were statistically described by means of relative percentage frequencies. Results: 40 % of the sample brushed once a day, showing a deficient oral hygiene, only 20 % brushed three times and only 15 % of the population brushed four times, which was recognized as an efficient oral hygiene and brushing. Sixty percent of the sample did not know about dental erosion, while 40 % of the remaining sample knew about the pathology. Seventy percent of the sample consumed medications containing vitamin C, and the remaining 30 % consumed them infrequently or not at all. Conclusions: Patients with hypersensitivity and dental erosion are generally diagnosed in time when the dental piece still has a good prognosis.

Palabras clave : TOOTH EROSION; DENTAL ENAMEL; HYPERSENSITIVITY; RISK FACTORS.

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