Dental erosions in 30 male and female patients with proven abnormal gastrooesophageal reflux will be assessed clinically and using a novel optical coherence tomography (OCT) laser technique before and after double-blind randomization to antisecretory treatment with esomeprazole 20mg or placebo bid for 3 weeks. The primary objective is to quantify tooth substance loss as well as changes in optical reflectance and scattering of dental hard tissues with and without acid inhibition. Secondary objectives are: To compare standardised visual scoring with OCT quantification of reflux damage at the different time points on different teeth. To assess sex differences in OCT- quantified dental tissue loss.
Dental erosions in 30 male and female patients with proven abnormal gastrooesophageal reflux will be assessed clinically and using a novel optical coherence tomography (OCT) laser technique before and after double-blind randomization to antisecretory treatment with esomeprazole 20mg or placebo bid for 3 weeks. The primary objective is to quantify tooth substance loss as well as changes in optical reflectance and scattering of dental hard tissues with and without acid inhibition. Secondary objectives are: To compare standardised visual scoring with OCT quantification of reflux damage at the different time points on different teeth. To assess sex differences in OCT- quantified dental tissue loss
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
30
20mg bid
Placebo bid
Dental erosions by OCT
Time frame: 3 weeks
OCT parameters
Time frame: 3 weeks
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