title: Dental Erosion and its Associated Factors In 11-16-Year Old School Children.
abstract: Dental erosion currently stands as a great challenge for the clinician, regarding the diagnosis, identification of the etiological factors, prevention and execution of an adequate treatment.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the prevalence, severity, and associated factors on dental erosion in 11-16-years old.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross sectional study was conducted among 2000 school children who were randomly selected. A questionnaire was given to the children that included personal demographic details and habit of consuming acidic foods and drinks. An index specific for dental erosion given by O Sullivan was used to assess every affected tooth. The values were subjected to chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of dental erosion was found to be 1.4%. Females (1.6%) were slightly more affected than males (1.3%). Public school children (2.1%) were found to be affected a little more than private children (0.7%). Chi square test showed significant association between type of school and erosion prevalence (p = 0.015). Most commonly affected teeth were lateral incisor (59.72%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of dental erosion was found to be low when compared to various studies done all over the world.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kirthiga
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Poornima
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Praveen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sakeena
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Disha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001628:Beverages / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002182:Candy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002253:Carbonated Beverages / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D017149:Private Sector / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017150:Public Sector / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012574:Schools / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: dental erosion; dietary habits; prevalence; school children