[Pilot study of dental erosion and associated factors in university student volunteers].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate dental erosion and associated etiologic factors among students from one university.


METHODS
A total of 179 student volunteers from one university were examined clinically for their dental erosion. Each was required to complete a questionnaire regarding potentially associated etiologic factors. A modified criteria was used to grade the severity of dental erosion.


RESULTS
The prevalence of dental erosion of this group was 45.8%, mostly in enamel. Facial surfaces of anterior teeth were most vulnerable to erosion. Statistic analysis indicated that acidic diets, such as carbonated drink, fruit juice, fruit drink and banana were risk factors to dental erosion.


CONCLUSIONS
The findings strongly suggest that much attention should be given to dental erosion which was probably associated with acidic diet.
Hou
Xiao-mei
XM
Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Peking University School of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China.
Zhang
Qing
Q
Gao
Xue-jun
XJ
Wang
Jin-sheng
JS
D000293:Adolescent; D001628:Beverages; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000473:pathology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015995:Prevalence; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult