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Eating disorders and oral health

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Author Details : Harshita Gupta*, Sumit Bhateja, Geetika Arora

Volume : 2, Issue : 3, Year : 2019

Article Page : 79-84

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijnmhs.2019.014

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Abstract

Eating disorders are somatic symptom disorders i.e. person feels extreme, exaggerated anxiety about physical symptoms. The people suffering from eating disorders have such intense thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related to the symptoms, that they feel they cannot do some of the activities of daily life. So their study is both necessary and difficult. Eating disorders have become very prevalent in today’s society; despite this people treat EDs and people suffering from EDs with a certain stigma. Early detection and intervention play a huge role in treatment for eating disorders. Dentists and dental hygienists can play a pivotal role in diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders by providing a timely diagnosis. Also as dental practitioners, it is our duty to to raise awareness about EDs. In this article, we discuss eating disorders, their classification, symptoms, epidemiology, etiology, manifestation and management.

Keywords: Eating disorder, Classification, Anorexia nrvosa, Bulimia nervosa, Epidemiology, Etiology, Systemic manifestations, Oral manifestations, Dental management.

How to cite : Gupta H, Bhateja S, Arora G, Eating disorders and oral health. J Nutr Metab Health Sci 2019;2(3):79-84

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