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Advice for festive drinkers

From Volume 44, Issue 11, December 2017 | Pages 1076-1082

Authors

Mohammed A Hadis

PhD, BSc

Research Fellow in Biomaterials, University of Birmingham, School of Dentistry, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham

Articles by Mohammed A Hadis

William M Palin

BMedSc, MPhil, PhD, FADM

Reader in Biomaterials, University of Birmingham, School of Dentistry, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham

Articles by William M Palin

D Giles Perryer

BDS, DGDP (RCS Eng)

Professor of Clinical Education, University of Birmingham, School of Dentistry, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Pebble Mill, Birmingham, B5 7EG, UK

Articles by D Giles Perryer

FJ Trevor Burke

DDS, MSc, MDS, MGDS, FDS (RCS Edin), FDS RCS (Eng), FCG Dent, FADM,

Articles by FJ Trevor Burke

Abstract

Abstract: The incidence of tooth wear is rising, worldwide, with extrinsic and intrinsic erosion being involved in many cases. A variety of drinks have been considered to be implicated, for example, fresh fruit juices, carbonated beverages, alcoholic drinks and energy/sports drinks. However, there are a number of beverages which do not appear to have been tested, such as sparkling wines and various types of champagne and sparkling fruit juice, these being drinks that are typically consumed at times of celebration such as religious festivals, birthdays, etc. It is therefore the purpose of this paper to test the acidity of these festive drinks and to provide advice to consumers thereof.

CPD/Clinical Relevance: Some sparkling alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks may be erosive to patients' teeth, depending upon the volume consumed.

Article

The incidence of tooth wear is rising in the UK,1 and a recent survey of 3187 young adults (aged 18 to 34 years) in seven countries in Europe concluded that ‘facial and oral tooth wear was common and affected more than 25% of this population’, with these young adults being most affected in the UK,2 with regular consumption of fruit and repeated vomiting being associated with the highest levels of tooth wear. In addition, Spijker and colleagues,3 in a literature review covering research from 10 different countries, concluded that the percentage of adults with severe tooth wear increases from 3% at the age of 20 years to 17% at 70 years. While there are a number of factors which may be implicated in this, the erosive effects of a wide variety of drinks have been identified as being increasingly relevant, with Milosevic4 presenting a list of potentially erosive drinks and foods which included:

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