Dental erosion in four-year-old children from differing socioeconomic backgrounds.

摘要: Although there is very little epidemiological evidence on the prevalence and severity of erosion in children adults, have been recent case reports suggesting that problem increasing. This study describes use a simple reproducible index. A total 178 four-year-old were assessed; almost half these showed signs erosion. The most common site affected was palatal surface upper incisors with 17 percent examined showing visible dentine for greater than one third tooth surface. When considering influence socioeconomic group erosion, four out five low levels while much observed higher groups.