Erosive Tooth Wear and Consumption of Beverages among Children in the United States

Abstract

Background/Aim: Experimental studies have identified differences in the effect of physicochemical properties of beverages on the etiology of erosive tooth wear (ETW). Little is known from epidemiological studies about the relationship between ETW and consumption of juices, drinks and milk. This study examined the relationship between the consumption of juices, drinks, milk and ETW in children in the United States. Methods: The National Health and Nutrition Examinations Survey data for 2003–2004 was analyzed. Trained and calibrated examiners used the modified Smith and Knight Tooth Wear Index from a 1998 United Kingdom Adult Health Survey to measure ETW. Beverage consumption collected via a Food Frequency Questionnaire was processed with Diet*Calc software to obtain the average daily consumption frequency for all queried juice categories, milk and carbonated beverages. Survey-weighted descriptive and multivariable analyses were performed. Results: Prevalence of ETW was highest in children aged 18–19 years (56%), males (49%), and lowest in Blacks (31%). Milk and soft drinks (0.85 times a day) and fruit drinks (0.69) were the most consumed products by children. Children with ETW had significantly higher odds of being frequent consumers of apple juice after adjusting for age, gender, and race/ethnicity. Blacks had the highest mean daily apple juice consumption, but the mean difference between those with ETW and those without ETW was not significant. Conclusion: ETW was associated with frequent intake of apple juice, but the mean difference in consumption between groups with ETW versus those without ETW within racial/ethnic groups was not significant.

Fluoride Release from Fluoride Varnishes under Acidic Conditions

“…20 Considering the increasing prevalence of dental erosion in the USA, 2122 with the consumption of acidic soft drinks being the major contributing etiological factor, 22 more emphasis should be paid on nutrition education to not only limit the irreversible loss of tooth structure but also -as the present study has shown -to optimize the benefit/risk ratio of a topical fluoride treatment (e.g. varnish, gel, foam, rinse).…”

Evaluation of the pH and titratable acidity of teas commercially available in Brazilian market

“…The majority have associated this problem with beverages present in the modern diet, for example wine [10][11] , sport beverages [12][13] , soft drinks [14][15][16] and juices [13][14]17 .…”

Prevalence and determinants of extrinsic origin dental erosion among children and adolescents from Wrocław

“…It ranges from 5.5 to 65.34%; at the age of 12 years from 13 to 56.1%, at the age of 15 years from 24 to 44.2%, and at the age of 18 years from 22.2 to 55.5%. [12][13][14][15][16][17][18] Moreover, a comparison of the data from the literature regarding frequency and severity of dental erosion is hindered by the use of various scoring systems (e.g., the Eccles index, Tooth Wear index by Smith and Knight, Simplified-Tooth Wear Index, Evaluating Index of Dental Erosion, index by O'Brien, index by Lussi, index by O'Sullivan and BEWE scoring system). 19,20 In Polish youth, erosive lesions occurred at close to the same rate as those reported in the literature, aged 15 years 24.7% and aged 18 years 42.3% (evaluation according to the BEWE index).…”

“…The observed increase of dental erosion frequency along with the age of the subjects was noticed in previously published papers. 13,18 It probably resulted from longer time of the teeth's presence in the oral environment and longer exposure onto erosive factors. An earlier study performed in 12-year-olds from Wrocław with use of the index by Lussi showed lower than the current erosion frequency (8.3% vs 12.7%), which could suggest a progressive increase of this pathology.…”

“…9 Studies have shown a significant relationship between the prevalence of dental erosion and the frequency and quantity of acidic beverages drunk by children and adolescents. 13,15,16 Dugmore and Rock evaluated the nutritional habits of subjects from Great Britain at the age of 12 and again at the age of 14 years. 15 They showed that the consumption of carbonated beverages among the subjects aged 12 years caused a 1.46-fold increase of erosion risk and among the subjects aged 14 years the erosion risk was 2.21 times higher.…”