Erosive tooth wear and consumption of beverages among children in the United States. Caries Res 2011;45(2):130-5
Date
03/25/2011Pubmed ID
21430382DOI
10.1159/000324109Scopus ID
2-s2.0-79952851084 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 50 CitationsAbstract
BACKGROUND/AIM: Experimental studies have identified differences in the effect of physicochemical properties of beverages on the etiology of erosive tooth wear (ETW). Little is known from epidemiological studies about the relationship between ETW and consumption of juices, drinks and milk. This study examined the relationship between the consumption of juices, drinks, milk and ETW in children in the United States.
METHODS: The National Health and Nutrition Examinations Survey data for 2003-2004 was analyzed. Trained and calibrated examiners used the modified Smith and Knight Tooth Wear Index from a 1998 United Kingdom Adult Health Survey to measure ETW. Beverage consumption collected via a Food Frequency Questionnaire was processed with Diet*Calc software to obtain the average daily consumption frequency for all queried juice categories, milk and carbonated beverages. Survey-weighted descriptive and multivariable analyses were performed.
RESULTS: Prevalence of ETW was highest in children aged 18-19 years (56%), males (49%), and lowest in Blacks (31%). Milk and soft drinks (0.85 times a day) and fruit drinks (0.69) were the most consumed products by children. Children with ETW had significantly higher odds of being frequent consumers of apple juice after adjusting for age, gender, and race/ethnicity. Blacks had the highest mean daily apple juice consumption, but the mean difference between those with ETW and those without ETW was not significant.
CONCLUSION: ETW was associated with frequent intake of apple juice, but the mean difference in consumption between groups with ETW versus those without ETW within racial/ethnic groups was not significant.
Author List
Okunseri C, Okunseri E, Gonzalez C, Visotcky A, Szabo AAuthors
Christopher Okunseri DDS,MS Associate Professor and Director in the Clinical Services department at Marquette UniversityAniko Szabo PhD Professor in the Data Science Institute department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Alexis M. Visotcky Biostatistician III in the Data Science Institute department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentBeverages
Diet Surveys
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Malus
Multivariate Analysis
Prevalence
Software
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tooth Erosion
United States
Young Adult
