DENTAL STATUS FEATURES OF PATIENTS WITH ABFRACTION DEFECTS OF TEETH

The features of the dental status of 128 patients aged 30-49 years with abfraction defects of the teeth were studied. Complaints and anamnestic data, presumably related to the presence of abfraction defects, were recorded. An objective assessment of the severity of hyperesthesia of hard tissues of 193 teeth with abfraction defects in 128 patients was carried out using the Schiff air test. In the examined patients in the area of abfraction defects, a high prevalence of hyperesthesia of teeth necks (92.9%), enamel cracks (69.5%), gum recession without signs of inflammation of the gingival margin (89.1%), the presence of functional overload of teeth with abfraction defects (87.5%). In the study of 75.1% of teeth with abfraction defects, a high degree of hyperesthesia (2-3 points on the Schiff scale) was recorded. Hyperesthesia of the cervical region of the teeth is the leading symptom of abfraction defects, its predictable and guaranteed elimination during direct composite restoration is an urgent task in the complex treatment of these patients.