Prevalence and Risk Factors of Dental Erosion in American Children

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and characteristics of dental erosion in children aged 2-4 years old and 12 years old. Study design: 243 subjects were recruited from daycare centers, preschools, and grade schools; they received dental examinations assessing their condition of dental erosion, including both depth and area of tooth surface loss on four maxillary incisors. Questionnaires were given to the subjects to obtain socio-demographic, oral health behaviors at home, and access to dental care. Dental erosion was analyzed and risk factors were assessed using Chi-Square and logistic regression analysis. Results: The subjects were 60% Caucasians, 31% Black, 7% Hispanic and others were 2%. 34% of children could not get the dental care they needed within the past 12 months and 61% of all children brushed their teeth twice or more daily. Overall, 12% of study children had dental erosion with 13% for 2-4 years old and 10% for 12 years old, with the majority of erosive lesions within enamel. Family income (OR 3.98, p=0.021) and acidic fruit juice consumption (OR 2.38, p=0.038) were significant risk factors for dental erosion, even after controlling for other factors, such as source of drinking water and oral hygiene using logistic regression analysis. Conclusions: Dental erosion is a relatively common problem among the children in this study and it is seen as a multi-factorial process.

Prevalence and risk factors of erosive tooth wear in 3–6 year old German kindergarten children—A comparison between 2004/05 and 2014/15

“…Severity of erosive tooth wear was dependent on age and the regular consumption of erosive beverages (juices, lemonade or coke). This observation is in accordance to other studies [8,10,17,19] and underlines the need for more preventive initiatives targeting diet and dietary habits to improve oral health in kindergarten children.…”

“…As socioeconomical aspects were not covered in the questionnaire of the first survey, they were also not considered in the present examination, although some studies have shown that different socioeconomical parameters might act as a significant risk factor for the development of erosive tooth wear in the primary dentition [12,[16][17][18]. Taking these limitations into account, the 2014/15 survey found only age and gender to be significant with respect to the presence of erosive tooth wear.…”

Dental erosion in 12-year-old school children living in Jakarta

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Dental erosion among children aged 3‐6 years and its associated indicators

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