OBJECTIVE: To evaluate oral hygiene habits, eating habits and salivary pH in patients with absence and presence of no carious cervical lesions. METHOD: Through a cross-sectional study evaluated 88 patients of both sexes, female (63.6%) and male (36.4%), between 18 and 71 years in services Occlusion of the cities of João Pessoa Campina Grande. Clinical assessments were performed by a single calibrated examiner to diagnose the presence of lesions, compared to groups dental erosion and abrasion habits and Salivary pH. Through descriptive analysis and nonparametric (chi-square, Spearman ρ coefficient and U Mann-Whitney test) at 5% significance level and 95% confidence interval. RESULT: The prevalence of 65.90% of patients with injuries, the group premolar was the most affected by injuries, which were frequent in the buccal and jaw. Gender was not associated with the presence of lesions, whereas age was statistically significant (p<0.001) for the presence of these. The number and direction of brushing (Abrasive Factor) and Salivary pH didn't show association with the presence of lesions; whereas the frequency of soft drink consumption from 1 to 7× weekly, showed a positive association. CONCLUSION: Patients with occlusal changes have a large number of no carious cervical lesions and the frequency of soft drink consumption accounted statistical association with the presence of lesions.
Epidemiology; tooth abrasion; tooth erosion