Evaluation the Effect of Swimming Time on Dental Erosion among Swimmers
M. Mehdipour 1 , A. Taghavi Zenooz 2 , N. Gholizadeh 3 , A. Bahramian 4 , N. Sartip Pour 5 1 Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine , School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran 2 Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine , School of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences . Tabriz , Iran 3 Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine , School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran 4 Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine , School of Dentistry , Tabriz University of Medical Sciences . Tabriz , Iran 5 Dentist (Received 3 Dec, 2011 Accepted 16 Aug, 2012 ) Abstract Background and Aim: Erosion is a multi-factorial process that occurs during life and it happens by many external or internal factors . The current study aimed to evaluate the relation of swimming time and dental erosion among swimmers . Materials and Methods : In this descriptive-analytical study, 84women individuals were selected. The case group included 42 swimmers who swam more than 6 hours per week and the control group comprised of 42 swimmers who swam less than 6 hours. The information regarding dental erosions and other data was collected by questionnaires. The dental erosion evaluation was performed using Smith-Knight index. X2 was utilized for statistical comparisons. The P-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant . Results: Findings revealed that the dental erosion proportions was similar among two groups and there was no relation between swimming time and dental erosion among swimmers (p-value= 0/6 , X2 = 0.26) . Conclusion: There was no relation between swimming time and dental erosion among swimmers . Therefore, the role of swimming time on dental erosion was not proved . Key Words: Dental erosion , smith , knight Index , swimming Corresponding Author : Dr. Bahramian A ., Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine , School of Dentistry , Tabriz University of Medical Sciences . Tabriz , Iran. e.mail: aila.bahramian@gmail.com |
