Acid Rather Than Nonacid Reflux Burden Is a Predictor of Tooth Erosion.

Objectives: The relation between tooth erosion (TE) and gastroesophageal reflux in children has not been clearly established, and there are no studies to determine the relation with refluxate height, nonacid reflux, and erosions. The aim of this study was to determine the relation between TE and acid and nonacid gastroesophageal refluxes measured using combined pH and multichannel intraluminal impedance (pH-MII).

Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study of children presenting for pH-MII testing.

Time delays in treating dental trauma at a children's hospital and private pediatric dental practice.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the time interval between a child sustaining a dental injury and the rendering of treatment in a hospital setting and a private pediatric dental practice.

Methods: Data were collected from the patient records of children treated for dental trauma at a children's hospital emergency department, a children's hospital dental clinic, and a private pediatric dental practice. Data included demographics and the time, date, type of injury, and its treatment.

The use of local anesthesia during dental rehabilitations: a survey of AAPD members.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to document current practices among pediatric and general dentists who are members of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) regarding the use of local anesthesia (LA) on children undergoing dental rehabilitation under general anesthesia (GA).

Methods: A survey was administered via e-mail to AAPD members to document the use of LA during dental rehabilitations under GA and the rationales for its use.

Results: A total of 952 of 5,599 members responded to this survey; 79 percent of respondents use LA at least part of the time during dental rehabilitations under GA.

Premature loss of primary anterior teeth due to trauma--potential short- and long-term sequelae.

Traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) can result in the premature loss of primary anterior teeth due to an immediate avulsion, extraction later after the injury because of poor prognosis or late complications, or early exfoliation. There are a number of potential considerations or sequelae as a result of this premature loss that have been cited in the dental literature, which include esthetics, quality of life, eating, speech development, arch integrity (space loss), development and eruption of the permanent successors, and development of oral habits. This article provides a comprehensive review of the dental literature on the possible consequences of premature loss of maxillary primary incisors following TDI.