Recessão gengival X Lesões cervicais não cariosas.

Abstract

Gingival recession is the apical migration of the gingival margin in relation to the cementum/enamel junction, while non-carious cervical lesions are loss of tooth structure in the cervical region of the teeth caused by pathological or physiological processes. This work aimed to understand gingival recessions and their relationship with non-carious cervical lesions, as well as their causes and consequences and treatment possibilities. The present study is a literature review and the search for bibliographic material was carried out through the digital platforms Google Scholar, Scielo, Pubmed and the Capes journal portal. Studies indicate that recession and non-carious cervical lesions occur concomitantly most of the time and have their diagnosis difficult due to their multifactorial etiology, affecting mostly adult and elderly patients. The patient's awareness of removing the causal factor of recessions and non-carious cervical lesions is what makes the treatment of these comorbidities effective. It can be concluded that gingival recession and non-carious cervical lesions have increasingly led patients to seek specialized care due to the unaesthetic factor and hypersensitivity and that the main treatment consists of removing the etiological factor.