Is histologic esophagitis associated with dental erosion: a cross-sectional observational study?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects 15-25% of children and adolescents in the United States. The diagnosis of GERD in children is complex as reported symptoms or symptom profiles have been found to be unreliable. Frequently, the diagnosis must be confirmed by objective tests such as pH monitoring or histological evidence of esophagitis on an esophageal biopsy. Dental erosion has been shown to be associated with GERD as an atypical complication and has the potential to be a marker of GERD. The purposes of this study were to compare the frequency and patterns of dental erosion in children and adolescents with and without histologic esophagitis.

Methods

Twenty-five subjects were recruited from patients scheduled for an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Inf

SUBMITTER: Friesen LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5553729 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature