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The Relationship Between Consumption Of Beverages And Tooth Wear Among Adults In The United States, Christopher Okunseri, May C.M. Wong, David T.W. Yau, Colman Mcgrath, Aniko Szabo
The Relationship Between Consumption Of Beverages And Tooth Wear Among Adults In The United States, Christopher Okunseri, May C.M. Wong, David T.W. Yau, Colman Mcgrath, Aniko Szabo
School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications
Objectives: To investigate the prevalence and severity of tooth wear (TW) and its relationship with consumption of beverages among adults in the United States.
Methods: The National Health and Nutrition Examinations Survey 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 Food Frequency Questionnaire processed with Diet*Calc 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 …