Dental erosion. Etiologic factors in a sample of Valencian children and adolescents. Cross-sectional study

Authors

  • L Marqués Martínez CEU-Cardenal Herrera University, Valencia
  • AM Leyda Menéndez CEU-Cardenal Herrera University, Valencia
  • M Ribelles Llop CEU-Cardenal Herrera University, Valencia
  • C Segarra Ortells CEU-Cardenal Herrera University, Valencia
  • R Aiuto Department of Oral Rehabilitation, University of Milan, Istituto Stomatologico Italiano, Milan
  • D Garcovich Universidad Europea de Valencia, Valencia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23804/ejpd.2019.20.03.04

Keywords:

Dental erosion, Tooth erosion, Aetiology, Index

Abstract

AIM: To establish the relationship between dental erosion prevalence in children aged 6–14 and all the aetiological factors that lead to the development of the lesions. MATERIALS: Study design: A correlational cross-sectional study of a sample of 400 Valencian children was conducted. First, a questionnaire was completed to analyse the patients' health status, their dietary and oral hygiene habits, the kind of school they attended and their parents' academic level. Then, a clinical exploration of the permanent dentition was done, calculating the BEWE index and the risk of erosion for each patient. CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that the frequent intake of fruit juices, carbonated and isotonic drinks, the use of inhalers and belonging to a low socioeconomic level family are factors positively associated to the development of erosive lesions.