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Socio-economic characteristics, acid drinking patterns and gastric alterations associated with erosive tooth wear in children: a cross-sectional study

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Abstract

Aims

Assessing the influence of socio-economic characteristics, acid drinking patterns and gastric alterations considering erosive tooth experience in children.

Methods

Cross-sectional study to assess 08–10-year-old children enrolled in the primary education in public schools in Florianopolis, Brazil (n = 1085). Caregivers have answered questionnaires comprising independent variables (head of the household education frequency consumption of sports drinks, acid juice/soda, chewing gum, recurrent vomiting, gastric disorders and vomiting after overeating). Four trained dental surgeons have examined the children for the erosive tooth wear-dependent variable (O’Sullivan index), as well as collected dental caries (DMFT) and dental crowding (DAI index) information. A two-stage cluster-sampling plan was conducted. Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression models were applied (Odds ratio, OR; 95% Confidence interval, CI and 5% significance level).

Results

The prevalence of erosive tooth wear was 15.67%. Erosive tooth wear was positively associated with high consumption of sports drinks (OR 3.42; 95% CI: 1.18–9.23). Children whose caregivers’ educational level was equal or less than four years of study were less likely to have erosive tooth wear (OR 0.39; 95% CI: 0.17–0.88).

Conclusion

High consumption of sports drinks is positively associated with erosive tooth wear. Children whose caregivers’ educational level is low are less likely to present erosive tooth wear.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e Inovação do Estado de Santa Catarina (Foundation for Research and Innovation Support of Santa Catarina State) (FAPESC) and the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Coordination of Improvement of Higher Level Personnel) (CAPES) for the grants that allowed this study to be performed.

Funding

“This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil (CAPES) – Finance Code 001” and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e Inovação do Estado de Santa Catarina (FAPESC).

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CM: Worked on study conceptualization, data analysis, drafted the initial manuscript and approved the final manuscript as submitted. JM: Worked on data analysis, drafted the initial manuscript, reviewed the manuscript, and approved the final manuscript as submitted. BM: Worked on data analysis, drafted the initial manuscript, reviewed the manuscript and approved the final manuscript as submitted. FT: Worked on study design, data collection, reviewed manuscript, and approved the final manuscript as submitted. MC: Worked on study conceptualization, design, data analysis, critically reviewed manuscript, and approved the final manuscript as submitted. MB: Worked on study conceptualization, design, data analysis, critically reviewed manuscript, and approved the final manuscript as submitted. “All authors have made substantive contribution to this study and/or manuscript, and all have reviewed the final paper prior to its submission.”

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Correspondence to Carla Massignan.

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All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The project approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee at Federal University of Santa Catarina (protocol number 902633/2014).

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Massignan, C., Moro, J., Moccelini, B. et al. Socio-economic characteristics, acid drinking patterns and gastric alterations associated with erosive tooth wear in children: a cross-sectional study. Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 21, 573–579 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40368-019-00498-6

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