Gastroesophageal reflux disease and dental erosion in children

• Published in: The Journal of pediatrics Vol. 140; no. 4; pp. 474 - 478
• Main Authors: Dahshan, Ahmed, Patel, Hemal, Delaney, James, Wuerth, Anne, Thomas, Ronald, Tolia, Vasundhara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01-04-2002; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Biological and medical sciences; Biopsy; Child; Child Welfare; Child, Preschool; Dental Care; Eating; Esophagus; Esophagus - pathology; Female; Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen; Gastroesophageal Reflux - complications; Gastroesophageal Reflux - psychology; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Oral Hygiene; Other diseases. Semiology; Prospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Surveys and Questionnaires; Tooth Erosion - complications; Tooth Erosion - psychology; GERD; GER; EGD; Human; Gastroesophageal reflux; Statistical analysis; Prevalence; Dental disease; Esophageal disease; Digestive diseases; Complication; Severity score; Tooth; Child; Erosion
• ISSN: 0022-3476; 1097-6833
• DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2002.123285

Recurrent exposure to gastric acid as in children with bulimia and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may contribute to dental erosion. We performed a prospective study to evaluate the presence of GERD and dental erosions in children with primary and permanent dentition. Children undergoing elective endoscopy for possible GERD (n = 37) underwent evaluation of their teeth for the presence, severity, and pattern of erosion and stage of dentition: 24 patients had GERD. Dental erosions were identified in 20; all had GERD. Erosion patterns showed more involvement of the posterior teeth. Many affected patients had primary dentition. (J Pediatr 2002;140:474-8)