title: Prevalence of dental erosion in young adults aged 18 years in Poland.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of tooth wear in young adults in Poland.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 1,886 persons aged 18 years, selected on a basis of multistage sampling, were examined within the Nationwide Dental Health Monitoring Programme. Previously calibrated dentists measured tooth wear using the BEWE-scoring system (Basic Erosive Wear Examination).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of 1,886 young adults, 42.2% presented the signs of dental erosion. Considered the severity of erosion, it was graded as 1, 2 and 3 in 28.9%, 11.9% and 1.5% of 18-year-olds, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results of clinical assessment of dental erosion in 18-year-old young adults revealed that erosive tooth wear is an important problem in this age group. Of them, 13.4% had signs of advanced tooth wear which may lead to serious clinical problems in the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated Dentistry, Warsaw Medical University.
authors.forename: Izabela
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Strużycka
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Warsaw Medical University.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rusyan
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated Dentistry, Warsaw Medical University.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bogusławska-Kapała
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003753:Dental Health Surveys / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland; D015995:Prevalence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D019217:Tooth Attrition / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult