title: Rumination Syndrome and Dental Erosions in Children.
abstract: Rumination syndrome is the effortless regurgitation of recently ingested food with subsequent reswallowing or spitting out. Dental erosion (DE) affects 2% to 5% of the population. DE is defined as loss of tooth structure by a chemical process that does not involve bacteria. Our objective was to compare the frequency of DE among children with rumination syndrome with healthy controls. We enrolled 30 patients 4 to 21 years of age diagnosed with rumination syndrome, and 30 age- and sex-matched healthy control subjects. Patients were evaluated by pediatric dentists for presence of DE with Taji et al a validated grading system. Patients with rumination were more likely to have DE (P < 0.001). Of patients with rumination syndrome, 23 (77%) had DE, compared with 4 (13%) control subjects. DEs are more frequent in patients with rumination syndrome.
authors: *Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine †Children's Hospital of San Antonio, San Antonio, TX ‡Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA §Children's Hospital of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA ¶Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA ||Tulane University Medical School, New Orleans, LA.
authors: Javier
authors: J
authors: Monagas
authors: Priyanshi
authors: P
authors: Ritwik
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Kolomensky
authors: Julio
authors: J
authors: Acosta
authors: Danielle
authors: D
authors: Kay
authors: Lindsey
authors: L
authors: Clendaniel
authors: Paul E
authors: PE
authors: Hyman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019959:Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013577:Syndrome; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult