Prevalence of dental attrition among 5-11 years old children in Sulaimaniya City

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Background: Dental attrition is one of the problems affecting the tooth structure.

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dental attrition in Sulaimaniya Kurdish children.

Materials and methods: A sample of 132 children aged 5-11 years in Sulaimaniya city was examined according to Hansson and Nilner classification.

Results : The results showed that girls had higher attrition scores than boys and most of the diagnosed dental wear was of a grade I and mostly in the canine regions.

Dental wear of primary teeth was found mostly in the canines while dental wear of permanent teeth was found mostly in the incisors.

Conclusion : dental attrition was found to be higher in primary teeth than in permanent teeth.