title: [Oral conditions in swimmers].
abstract: Swimmers, for several hours a week in contact with pool-water, may develop two different types of pool-water related oral conditions: dental erosion and dental staining. Dental erosion may occur when the acidity of the pool-water is below a pH-value of 5, dental staining when the pH-value of the pool-water is above 6.5. Of the two conditions mentioned, dental erosion is the most harmful, because it involves an irreversible process. The clinical significance is clarified by a few case-reports. In Dutch pools, the pH-value of the pool-water has to be checked daily. Therefore, among Dutch swimmers there is only a slight possibility of arising oral conditions caused by pool-water.
authors.affiliation: Uit de sectie Sociale Tandheelkunde en Voorlichtingskunde, Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Scheper
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van Nieuw Amerongen
authors.forename: M A J
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Eijkman
mesh_terms: D002713:Chlorine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D013550:Swimming; D013551:Swimming Pools / Q000592:standards; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D002713:Chlorine