TY - JOUR
T1 - Soft drink, software and softening of teeth: a case report of tooth wear in the mixed dentition due to a combination of dental erosion and attrition
AU - Gambon, D.L.
AU - Brand, H.S.
AU - Nieuw Amerongen, A.V.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
U2 - 10.2174/1874210601004010198
DO - 10.2174/1874210601004010198
M3 - Article
SN - 1874-2106
VL - 4
SP - 198
EP - 200
JO - Open Dentistry Journal
JF - Open Dentistry Journal
ER -