Table 5 Association between etiologic factors and dentin hypersensitivity
From: Associated factors to cervical dentin hypersensitivity in adults: a transversal study
Dentin Hypersensitivity | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Present n (%) | Absent n (%) | p-value | |
Inflammation | |||
Present | 116 (3.8) | 161 (2.7) | 0.004 |
Absent | 2921 (96.2) | 5760 (97.3) | |
Abfraction | |||
Present | 3 (0.1) | 4 (0.1) | 0.617 |
Absent | 3034 (99.9) | 5917 (99.9) | |
Attrition | |||
Present | 19 (0.6) | 6 (0.1) | < 0.001 |
Absent | 3018 (99.4) | 5915 (99.9) | |
Erosion | |||
Present | 71 (2.3) | 18 (0.3) | < 0.001 |
Absent | 2966 (97.7) | 5903 (99.7) | |
Bruxism | |||
Present | 72 (2.4) | 38 (0.6) | < 0.001 |
Absent | 2965 (97.6) | 5883 (99.4) | |
Gingival recession | |||
Present | 170 (5.6) | 94 (1.6) | < 0.001 |
Absent | 2867 (94.4) | 5827 (98.4) | |
Occlusal trauma | |||
Present | 196 (6.5) | 210 (3.5) | < 0.001 |
Absent | 2841 (93.5) | 5711 (96.5) | |
Abnormal tooth position | |||
Present | 274 (9.0) | 374 (6.3) | < 0.001 |
Absent | 2763 (91.0) | 5547 (93.7) | |
Healthy tooth | |||
Present | 2075 (69.9) | 5010 (84.6) | < 0.001 |
Absent | 962 (30.1) | 911 (15.4) | |
Other factors | |||
Present | 41 (1.4) | 49 (0.8) | 0.019 |
Absent | 2996 (98.6) | 5872 (99.2) | |
Quadrant | |||
First | 829 (27.3) | 1413 (23.9) | 0.107 |
Second | 740 (24.4) | 1514 (25.6) | |
Third | 809 (26.6) | 1423 (24.0) | |
Fourth | 659 (21.7) | 1571 (26.5) | |