title: The association of tooth wear, diet and dietary habits in adults aged 18-30 years old.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The association of acidic foods and drinks to the development of erosive tooth wear was investigated in a single cohort of adults aged 18-30 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  A tooth wear index was recorded on 1010 participant's who had a mean age of 21.9 years (SD 0.1) and of which 70% were female and 30% males. Participant's completed a previously validated questionnaire containing 50 questions about current and historical dietary habits. Data were analysed at the tooth level using odds ratio.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Tooth wear was statistically significantly associated to acidic foods and drinks with high titratable acidity and dietary habits, including drinking from a glass and holding drinks, (OR 5 and 6.5 respectively). A history of heartburn was statistically significantly associated to palatal dentine exposure (p≤0.05 and OR 7.6).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this sample of adults, tooth wear was associated to a number of acidic dietary products and drinking habits.
authors.affiliation: Restorative Dentistry, King's College London Dental Institute at Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Dental Hospitals, UK. david.bartlett@kcl.ac.uk
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Bartlett
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fares
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shirodaria
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sherriff
mesh_terms: D000143:Acids / Q000009:adverse effects; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001628:Beverages / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002012:Bruxism / Q000453:epidemiology; D002253:Carbonated Beverages / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002957:Citrus; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000473:pathology; D003804:Dentin / Q000473:pathology; D003807:Dentin Sensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology; D004032:Diet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005502:Food / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005638:Fruit; D006356:Heartburn / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008131:London / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D027845:Malus; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000453:epidemiology; D057085:Tooth Wear / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D027843:Vitis; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000143:Acids