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. 2010 Oct 21:4:198-200.
doi: 10.2174/1874210601004010198.

Soft drink, software and softening of teeth - a case report of tooth wear in the mixed dentition due to a combination of dental erosion and attrition

D L Gambon  1 , H S Brand, A V Nieuw Amerongen
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Soft drink, software and softening of teeth - a case report of tooth wear in the mixed dentition due to a combination of dental erosion and attrition

D L Gambon et al. Open Dent J. .

Abstract

This case report describes a 9-year-old boy with severe tooth wear as a result of drinking a single glass of soft drink per day. This soft drink was consumed over a period of one to two hours, while he was gaming intensively on his computer. As a result, a deep bite, enamel cupping, sensitivity of primary teeth and loss of fillings occurred. Therefore, dentists should be aware that in patients who are gaming intensively, the erosive potential of soft drinks can be potentiated by mechanical forces leading to excessive tooth wear.

Keywords: Erosion; attrition.; soft drink; tooth wear.

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Dental cupping and caries in the upper (A) and lower jaw (B).
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Deep bite front (A), right (B) and left (C).
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Occlusal wear of the 84 during the initial presentation (A) and during the subsequent visit one week later (B).
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Primary molars 64, 75 and premolars 25, 34 (two years after initial presentation).
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