A systematic review of dietary acids and habits on dental erosion in adolescents.
Level 3 - non-randomized controlled study
Systematic review of observational (cohort and cross-sectional) studies
PubMed 32246790 · doi:10.1111/ipd.12643
What was done
Authors conducted a systematic review searching Cochrane, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Dentistry & Oral Sciences Source, and Embase without date restrictions to examine dietary acids and habits associated with dental erosion in the permanent dentition of adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. Out of 449 identified records, 52 articles met criteria for full-text review.
What was found
The abstract reports no numerical estimates, odds ratios, or effect sizes. Carbonated beverages and consuming acidic drinks at bedtime were the most consistent risk factors identified, though results were not consistent between cohort and cross-sectional studies.
Why it matters
It highlights specific dietary patterns, especially bedtime acidic beverage intake and carbonated drinks, as key targets for adolescent oral health interventions while emphasizing the need for higher-quality longitudinal research.
Limits
No quantitative data or meta-analyses are provided in the abstract. The included literature consists of observational studies with inconsistent findings between longitudinal cohort and cross-sectional designs.
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