Alaraudanjoki, Viivi; Laitala, Marja-Liisa; Tjäderhane, Leo; Pesonen, Paula; Lussi, Adrian; Anttonen, Vuokko (2016). Association of erosive tooth wear and dental caries in Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 - an epidemiological cross-sectional study. BMC Oral Health, 17(1)(6), p. 6. BioMed Central 10.1186/s12903-016-0232-x
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BACKGROUND
The main aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the prevalence and severity of erosive tooth wear and its association with dental caries and socio-demographic factors among middle-aged Finnish adults.
METHODS
Of the total Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (n = 12,058), a convenience sample (n = 3181 adults) was invited for an oral health examination of which 1962 (61.7 %) participated, comprising the final study group. Clinical examinations were carried out by trained and calibrated dentists. Erosive tooth wear was assessed by sextants using the Basic Erosive Wear Examination Index (BEWE, 0-18) and dental caries at surface level using the ICDAS criteria (0-6). Socio-demographic data were obtained from a postal questionnaire. A logistic regression model was generated to test the association of the variables.
RESULTS
The prevalence of erosive tooth wear was 75 % and the mean of the BEWE sum score was 3.4 (SD 3.30). Almost half of the members needed non-invasive or invasive measures to prevent further progression of the condition. Of those with erosive lesions, 14.6 % suffered from severe erosive tooth wear. There was a strong positive relationship between the presence of severe erosive tooth wear (BEWE sum score ≥9) and male gender and restorative treatment need.
CONCLUSIONS
Erosive tooth wear is a common finding in Finnish adult population; almost one in ten suffer from severe erosive tooth wear. Restorative treatment need seems to be associated with severe erosive tooth wear.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine 04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Preventive, Restorative and Pediatric Dentistry |
UniBE Contributor: |
Lussi, Adrian |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1472-6831 |
Publisher: |
BioMed Central |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Eveline Carmen Schuler |
Date Deposited: |
26 Jan 2017 16:32 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:00 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1186/s12903-016-0232-x |
PubMed ID: |
27430337 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Dental caries, Epidemiologic, Erosion, Middle-aged |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.91592 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/91592 |
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