title: Prevalence of erosive lesions with respect to risk factors in a young adult population in Poland-a cross-sectional study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of erosive lesions and related risk factors in the population of 18-year-old young adults in Poland.
  
  
  METHODS
  Calibrated examiners measured erosive tooth wear according to Basic Erosive Wear Examination (BEWE) scoring system in 1869 patients and assessed the impact of risk factors with a questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Erosion was present in 42.3% of the patients. Early damage to the enamel was the most frequent finding (BEWE 1)-28.9%. More advanced lesions (BEWE 2) were observed in 12% of the patients. Advanced damage to the teeth (BEWE 3) was diagnosed rarely-1.4% of the examined population. Acidic diet, hygienic habits, and medical conditions such as asthma, eating disorders, and esophageal reflux showed statistical significance, as associated with erosion in the examined population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study indicates that dental erosion is a common oral disease in the 18-year-old population with prevalence of frequency and intensity in males. However, on the basis of observations carried out in recent years, it may be assumed that the prevalence of this type of lesion is increasing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Present findings support other longitudinal studies toward evaluation of the BEWE system as a valuable standard for assessing erosive and related risk factors among different populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Comprehensive Dental Care, Warsaw Medical University, ul. Miodowa 18, 00-246, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Izabela
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Strużycka
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive, Restorative and Pediatric Dentistry, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 7, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lussi
authors.affiliation: Department of Comprehensive Dental Care, Warsaw Medical University, ul. Miodowa 18, 00-246, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bogusławska-Kapała
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Warsaw Medical University, ul. Miodowa 18, 00-246, Warsaw, Poland. rusyan@poczta.onet.pl.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9918-8888
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rusyan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: BEWE; Dental erosion; Epidemiology study; Risk factors