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. 2017 Sep;21(7):2197-2203.
doi: 10.1007/s00784-016-2012-z. Epub 2016 Dec 15.

Prevalence of erosive lesions with respect to risk factors in a young adult population in Poland-a cross-sectional study

Izabela Strużycka  1 , Adrian Lussi  2 , Agnieszka Bogusławska-Kapała  1 , Ewa Rusyan  3
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Prevalence of erosive lesions with respect to risk factors in a young adult population in Poland-a cross-sectional study

Izabela Strużycka et al. Clin Oral Investig. 2017 Sep.

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.

Materials and 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.

Clinical relevance: 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.

Keywords: BEWE; Dental erosion; Epidemiology study; Risk factors.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Funding

This study was funded by the Ministry of Health of Republic of Poland within the framework of “Monitoring of oral health in Polish population.”

Ethical approval

All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

Informed consent

Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.

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