The effect of excessive coca-cola consumption on the development of dental erosions

Abstract

The last few years have brought many changes in daily habits and overall lifestyle of human population, which is accompanied by increased exposure to acidic substances and increased consumption of acidic food. Regardless of the numerous warnings given by the World Health Organization about the harmful effects of carbonated beverages on general health, popularity and frequency of Coca-Cola usage have been growing steadily. Numerous epidemiological studies have demonstrated its potential negative effects on tooth structure. Good health education in developed countries has improved the awareness of the importance of oral hygiene; on the other hand, greater consumption of soft drinks has increased the incidence of dental erosions. Effective prevention and monitoring of dental erosions mostly depend on the knowledge about the etiology and early recognition of signs and symptoms of these lesions in clinical practice.Poslednjih nekoliko godina doslo je do mnogih promena u svakodnevnim navikama i u celokupnom nacinu zivota ljudi, sto je praceno povecanim izlaganjem kiselim supstancama i povecanim konzumiranjem kiselih prehrambenih namirnica. Bez obzira na brojna upozorenja Svetske zdravstvene organizacije o stetnom uticaju gaziranih pica na zdravstveno stanje coveka, popularnost i potrosnja ?koka-kole? stalno se povecavaju. Razne epidemioloske studije su dokazale njen moguc stetan uticaj na zubna tkiva. U razvijenim zemljama, u kojima se zdravstvenim vaspitanjem razvila svest o znacaju odrzavanja oralne higijene i u kojima je veca potrosnja gaziranih napitaka, povecana je ucestalost pojave dentalnih erozija. Efikasna prevencija i pracenje promena erozija zuba u velikoj meri zavisi od poznavanja etiologije i ranog prepoznavanja znakova i simptoma ovih promena u klinickoj praksi.