CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR AND AWARENESS OF MEDICAL STUDENTS ABOUT DENTAL EROSION AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH CONSUMPTION OF CARBONATED/ACIDIC BEVERAGES

Shireen Sharma; Medha Singh Tiwari; Ambrish Mishra; Divashree Sharma

doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2022.v15i10.46112

Authors

Shireen Sharma Indian Hypertension Control Initiative, WHO, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Medha Singh Tiwari Department of Pathology, Shyam Shah Medical College, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Ambrish Mishra Department of Community Medicine, Shyam Shah Medical College, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Divashree Sharma Department of Dentistry, Shyam Shah Medical College, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2022.v15i10.46112

Keywords:

Dental erosion, Acidic beverage, Carbonated beverages, Medical students, Awareness, Attitude

Abstract

Objective: Irreversible loss of dental hard-tissue due to a chemical process is termed as dental erosion. The aim of this study was to evaluate the awareness of under-graduate medical students about dental erosion and its association with intake of acidic/carbonated beverages and to assess their consumption behavior.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study conducted on 220 undergraduate medical students. Data were collected as mean and percentages and analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 27.0.

Results: More than half of the participants n=118 (53.64%) reported that they consumed some form of acidic/carbonated beverages on a weekly basis in varying frequencies. The pattern of consumption of 1–2 servings (approx. 300 ml/serving)/day was most commonly seen in 25% participants. About 82.73% had the knowledge of dental erosion and 81.82% were aware that carbonated/acidic beverages are the reason of dental erosion.

Conclusion: Medical students had accurate knowledge and positive attitudes toward dental erosion and its association with intake of carbonated/ acidic beverages. Despite being well aware about adverse effects of carbonated/acidic beverages consumption, many of them presented with harmful consumption behaviors.

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Shireen Sharma, Indian Hypertension Control Initiative, WHO, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India.

CVHO Ujjain, WHO.

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