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The relationship between consumption of beverages and tooth wear among adults in the U nited S tates
Author(s) -
Okunseri Christopher,
Wong May C. M.,
Yau David T. W.,
McGrath Colman,
Szabo Aniko
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of public health dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1752-7325
pISSN - 0022-4006
DOI - 10.1111/jphd.12096
Subject(s) - consumption (sociology) , advertising , food science , psychology , business , chemistry , art , aesthetics
Objectives To investigate the prevalence and severity of tooth wear ( TW ) and its relationship with consumption of beverages among adults in the U nited S tates. Methods The N ational H ealth and N utrition E xaminations S urvey data for 2003‐2004 was analyzed. TW was defined as “wear on at least one surface of at least one examined tooth.” Drink/juice consumption was ascertained via a F ood F requency Q uestionnaire processed with D iet* C alc software to obtain the average daily consumption frequency for all queried drinks and juice categories including milk. Survey‐weighted descriptive and multivariable analyses with interaction terms were performed. Results Our study sample consisted of 3,773 adults (aged 20 and above). Eighty percent of the subjects had evidence of TW , and soft drinks were the most consumed beverage. Significant interactions between the effects of age, gender, and race/ethnicity on TW were found ( P < 0.001). After adjustment for demographic factors, consumption of fruit drinks was found to be significantly associated with the severity [odds ratio ( OR ) = 1.32 and 1.42], but not prevalence of TW . However, this trend was reversed for grape juice consumption ( OR = 0.34, 0.41). Conclusions This study demonstrates that a substantial proportion of adults had evidence of TW , which was affected by demographic factors in a complex way. Fruit drinks consumption in adults was associated with the severity of TW , but not with the prevalence of TW after adjusting for demographics. These findings are important for the development of appropriate treatment guidelines, public policy, and programs aimed at reducing TW in adults.