Association between Dental Erosion and Diet in Brazilian Adolescents Aged from 15 to 19: A Population-Based Study

Abstract

Dental erosion is a pathological condition resulting from the irreversible dissolution of the mineralized portion of the teeth, being recognized in modern society as an important cause of loss of tooth structure. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and its association with diet in Brazilian adolescents of Campina Grande, PB, Brazil. A population-based study was conducted on a stratified sample of 675 adolescents aged from 15 to 19 of both sexes using the index proposed by O'Sullivan. Dental examinations were performed by two calibrated dentists (kappa = 0.82). The significance level adopted was 5%. The prevalence of dental erosion was 21%, and the upper central incisors and lateral incisors were the most affected elements, with 50.5% and 40.2%, respectively. The buccal surface showed greater impairment (51.4%) and 67.8% of teeth with dental erosion had more than half of the surface of affected area. Most damage was on the enamel (93.5%). There were no statistically significant differences between the occurrence of dental erosion and gender, age, socioeconomic status, self-reported ethnicity, and diet. There was high prevalence of dental erosion in its early stages among adolescents and there were no significant differences in the frequency of the consumption of foods and beverages and the presence of dental erosion.

Knowledge, attitude and practice of tooth wear among adults in Bertam, Penang

“…This corresponds to the age group where the tooth wear lesions can be detected clinically [9,16,20]. The gender distribution favors many male subjects (55.3%) compared to females and this was in accordance with previously reported studies where male subjects tend to acquired pathological dental erosion due to habit such as bruxism or tobacco chewing [21,22,23]. Malay population (88.8%) was the major ethnic group from the population under study and reflected the population in Bertam area [17] ( Table 1).…”

“…However, our study found that there were significant differences on the association between knowledge and practice, with gender of the subjects (Table 7 and 9). Previous studies reported that male subjects tend to have a low index score on oral hygiene and developed more pathological dental erosion compared to female subjects [21,22].…”

Oral hygiene, dietary habits and prevalence of dental caries in adolescents from rural and urban areas in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

“…Eating and drinking habits (consumption of soft drinks and fruit) were collected at various times during the week and subsequently categorized as high or low consumption, in accordance with the literature [21][22] . The behavioral variables were collected through the literature, adapted from Barros & Nahas 23 .…”

Prevalência de erosão dentária e fatores associados em uma população de escolares

“…Sua etiologia tem sido associada aos ácidos de origem intrínseca e extrínseca 2 , que solubilizam os compostos minerais de apatitas que compõem esmalte e dentina 3 .…”