Gastrointestinal conditions related to tooth wear.
Br Dent J
; 234(6): 451-454, 2023 03.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36964375
ABSTRACT
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is a relatively common condition that occurs in adults and less commonly in children. It develops when the reflux of stomach contents into the oesophagus causes troublesome symptoms and/or complications. Signs and symptoms include heartburn, retrosternal discomfort, epigastric pain and hoarseness, dental erosion, chronic cough, burning mouth syndrome, halitosis and laryngitis. A proportion of patients will, however, have silent reflux. Strongly associated risk factors include family history, age, hiatus hernia, obesity and neurological conditions, such as cerebral palsy. There are different treatment options which may be considered for GORD, consisting of conservative, medical and surgical therapy. Dentists should be aware of the symptoms of GORD and dental signs of intrinsic erosion indicative of possible GORD so that they can question patients about this and, if appropriate, initiate a referral to a general medical practitioner.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Refluxo Gastroesofágico
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Atrito Dentário
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Desgaste dos Dentes
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article