Background:
The condition of hard dental tissues is closely connected with patients’ dietary habits.

Aim of the study:
To identify the prevalence and the average daily number of dietary episodes in young patients with further analysis of their correlation with cervical dental lesions.

Material and methods:
The study involved 272 patients (24.3±6.9 years) who were fully examined with the aim of diagnosing cervical dental pathology. The information about the prevalence and the average daily number of patients’ eating and drinking habits was entered into a specially developed survey/questionnaire.

Results:
The development of a wedge-shaped defect had a direct correlation with intake of tangerines and coffee, and inverse correlation–with intake of bananas and green tea. The number of a patient’s wedge-shaped defects depended on the average daily number of drunk glasses of Fanta, their depth on the number of drunk cups of coffee and consumed yogurt tubs. The correlation was determined between the depth of enamel erosion and the average daily number of consumed lemons, bananas, and simultaneous intake of kiwis and bananas. The correlation was observed between the development of cervical caries and intake of acidic foods and tea with lemon, chocolate. The number of cervical caries in a patient depended on the average daily number of consumed acidic foods and drunk cups of coffee. There was a direct correlation between the development of combined forms of cervical dental lesions and intake of chips.

Conclusions:
We recommend to take into consideration the determined correlations when planning individual treatment and preventive measures, especially in young patients.