Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Tooth Erosion: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
| Autor: | Mozhgan Sabbaghian, Nasila Seddighoraee, Sharareh Ghodousi, Fatemeh Farahmand, Mahdi Abbasi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Tooth erosion
medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Alimentary Tract Hepatology business.industry Tooth Erosion digestive oral and skin physiology Gastroenterology Reflux Disease medicine.disease humanities digestive system diseases stomatognathic diseases Gastroesophageal reflux stomatognathic system Internal medicine GERD Medicine Gastric acid Original Article Observational study Child business |
| Zdroj: | Gut and Liver |
| ISSN: | 2005-1212 1976-2283 |
| DOI: | 10.5009/gnl.2013.7.3.278 |
| Popis: | Background/Aims Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is common in children. Recurrent exposure to gastric acid in GERD may contribute to tooth erosion. Methods In this prospective study, 54 GERD patients qualified according to endoscopy, pH-metry, and the GERD questionnaire and 58 healthy controls qualified by the GERD questionnaire were assessed. Two groups underwent dental evaluations for the presence, severity, and patterns of erosion and for the stage of dentition using a Tooth Wear Index. The health care providers who performed the dental exams did not know which children had been diagnosed with GERD. Results A total of 112 children, 3 to 12 years old were enrolled in the study, and 53 of 54 (98.1%) GERD patients and 11 of 58 (19.0%) controls had dental erosions (p |
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