Oral Health Prev Dent. 2022 Mar 14;20:95-102. doi: 10.3290/j.ohpd.b2805391.
This cross-sectional observational study evaluated the frequency of dental erosion in 12-year-old schoolchildren in Hungary and its connection to gender, geographical region, eating/drinking habits, and to socioeconomic factors, such as the educational level of their mothers.
579 randomly selected children aged 12 (287 boys and 292 girls) were examined in our cross-sectional study from 14 different regions in Hungary. Clinical examinations were carried out by the same examiner, using the 'Basic Erosive Wear Examination' (BEWE) index. A self-administered questionnaire was filled in by each child, surveying their oral hygiene, nutritional habits and socioeconomic status.
21.2% of the children showed dentitions with signs of erosion. We found statistically significantly higher BEWE scores in urban than in rural areas (p = 0.0058). There was no difference between genders. Among children drinking carbonated soft drinks once or more daily, the prevalence of BEWE score < 3 was statistically significantly lower than among those who consumed these kinds of beverages less frequently (83.6% vs 90%, respectively, p = 0.034). Children of mothers with a highschool diploma had a BEWE score ≥ 3 statistically significantly less frequently than those whose mothers had not graduated from highschool (8.4% vs 22.5%, respectively, p = 0.000).
The prevalence of dental erosion among 12-year-old children in Hungary is not as high as reported previously in Western European countries. A positive correlation was observed between the consumption of carbonated soft drinks, the educational level of the mothers and the level of erosion. These factors statistically significantly affected the prevalence and severity of erosive dental lesions.
本横断面观察性研究评估了匈牙利 12 岁学童的牙齿酸蚀症频率及其与性别、地理位置、饮食/饮水习惯以及社会经济因素（如母亲的受教育程度）的关系。
在我们的横断面研究中，从匈牙利的 14 个不同地区随机选择了 579 名年龄为 12 岁的儿童（287 名男孩和 292 名女孩）进行检查。临床检查由同一位检查者使用“基本酸蚀磨损检查”（BEWE）指数进行。每个孩子都填写了一份自我管理的问卷，调查他们的口腔卫生、营养习惯和社会经济状况。
21.2%的儿童牙齿有酸蚀症的迹象。我们发现城市地区的 BEWE 评分明显高于农村地区（p = 0.0058）。性别之间没有差异。在每天饮用一次或多次碳酸软饮料的儿童中，BEWE 评分<3 的患病率明显低于那些饮用此类饮料频率较低的儿童（分别为 83.6%和 90%，p = 0.034）。母亲具有高中学历的儿童 BEWE 评分≥3 的比例明显低于母亲未毕业于高中的儿童（分别为 8.4%和 22.5%，p = 0.000）。
匈牙利 12 岁儿童的牙齿酸蚀症患病率不如以前在西欧国家报道的那么高。碳酸软饮料的消耗、母亲的教育水平和酸蚀程度之间存在正相关关系。这些因素对侵蚀性牙病的患病率和严重程度有统计学意义的影响。
