@Article{Gońda-Domin2013,
journal="Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny",
issn="1895-5770",
volume="8",
number="3",
year="2013",
title="Dental manifestations of gastroesophageal reflux disease in children",
abstract=" Introduction : Dental erosion (DE) is a common condition in both adults and children. Numerous studies involving confirmation of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and the assessment of dental erosions have shown a significant association between these conditions, but for some authors it is still not clear if GERD plays a significant role in dental pathological tooth wear.    Aim : To compare the dental health status of children with GERD and a healthy control group.    Material and methods:  Dental examinations were conducted in 57 children aged 7-18 years (mean 12.4) with a definitive history of GERD and 57 randomly chosen healthy children of the same age and gender. Data were analyzed with Mann-Whitney U-test.    Results : This investigation has shown that GERD children were at an increased risk of developing dental erosions compared to healthy control subjects (66.7% vs. 26.3%).    Conclusions:  The present study provides clear evidence of a sig­nificant association between dental erosions and GERD. Early erosive damage to the permanent teeth may compromise the dentition for the entire lifetime; therefore a pediatrician should routinely refer children and toddlers suffering from GERD to a pediatric dentist, to confirm the presence of erosions and if needed restore the damaged teeth.",
author="Gońda-Domin, Magdalena
and Lisiecka, Krystyna
and Rojek, Rafał
and Mokrzycka, Małgorzata
and Szymanowicz, Jadwiga
and Glura, Barbara",
pages="180--183",
doi="10.5114/pg.2013.36332",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/pg.2013.36332"
}