Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

Marlin Jena ¹, Dharmashree Satyarup ¹, Ramesh Nagarajappa ¹, Upasana Dhar ¹, Radha Prasanna Dalai ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IN

Abstract

Due to change in lifestyle, sports drink has grown rapidly in few years. Energy drinks intensify physical stamina, stimulate metabolism, prevent exsiccation and exchange electrolytes during activity attempts. In spite of its vogue, these energy drinks have a low pH and are acidulous in nature,it can cause erosion of dentin and enamel surfaces, lead to permanent loss of tooth bulk and rise in sensitivity of dentin. In addition to this all kind of sports drinks also cause massive destruction of tooth structure as well as restorative materials used. These energy drinks restrain unnatural colours which is likely to cause discoloration composite materials and glass ionomer cements. Acidic nature of the energy drinks could lead to a deprivation, increase in wear and roughen the surface of restorative materials. Many unfavourable outcomes of sport and energy drinks can be related due to consumption among age below 18. They should be guided to have a control diet, and consumption less amount of soft and energy drinks, keep away from negative oral health end results. Over-consumption of soft drinks which contains sweetener and have the lowest pH are probable source of preventable oral health issues.

Keywords

Soft Drink, Energy Drink, Oral Health, Dental Caries, Dental Erosion.

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Upasana Dhar ¹, Ramesh Nagarajappa ¹, Dharmashree Satyarup ², Marlin Jena ¹, Abhilash Mohapatra ³

Affiliations
1 Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IN
2 Department of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IN
3 Department of Prosthodontics Crown Bridge and Implantology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IN

Abstract

A combined education, promotion, and preventive program in the school would enormously diminish the predominance of prevalent oral diseases like dental caries and gingivitis seen in children and young adolescents. Comprehensive school programs also would preclude the loss of study time due to pain and apprehension before and after treatment. Need of the hour is to develop the best projects for promoting oral wellbeing in schools with emphasis on school-based facilities. The essential objective of school oral health promotion programs centers around the 3 M’s-manpower, money, material, in addition to the amount of classroom time it will take from conventional classroom education.

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