The prevalence of tooth erosion in 12-year-old children

Of a random sample of 12-year-old Leicestershire children, 59.7% had suffered dental erosion, with 2.7% having exposed dentine. Erosion was significantly more prevalent in boys than girls, in Caucasian than Asian children and in subjects with caries experience. Social deprivation had no overall effect on erosion experience, although socio-economically advantaged Caucasian children had significantly less erosion than other groups