title: [An interface between pediatrics and oral medicine: oral manifestations of gastroesophageal reflux in children].
abstract: Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) is a common disorder in the pediatric population. In association with esophagitis, GOR may impair children's quality of life. Extra-oesophageal manifestations are of specific interest in oral medicine because the refluxate may reach impair both oral mucosa and hard dental tissues. Some oral symptoms are so specific that they should raise the attention for other GOR symptoms. Dental erosion is a potential risk in children with gastroesophageal reflux: the pediatrician should routinely refer children with gastroesophageal reflux to a pediatric dentist to diagnose erosions and if needed restore the teeth. Conversely, in the presence of unexplained dental erosions the dentist and/or the pediatrician should discuss the possibility of an occult GOR.
authors.affiliation: Service de stomatologie et de médecine dentaire, PMU CHUV, 1011 Lausanne. Carlos.Madrid@hospvd.ch
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Madrid
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abarca
authors.forename: Sabina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pop
authors.forename: Tove
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Korsvold
authors.forename: Kahina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bouferrache
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000209:etiology; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology*