Gambon D L, Brand H S, Nieuw Amerongen A V
Bambodino Paediatric Dental Clinic, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Open Dent J. 2010 Oct 21;4:198-200. doi: 10.2174/1874210601004010198.
This case report describes a 9-year-old boy with severe tooth wear as a result of drinking a single glass of soft drink per day. This soft drink was consumed over a period of one to two hours, while he was gaming intensively on his computer. As a result, a deep bite, enamel cupping, sensitivity of primary teeth and loss of fillings occurred. Therefore, dentists should be aware that in patients who are gaming intensively, the erosive potential of soft drinks can be potentiated by mechanical forces leading to excessive tooth wear.