Bulimia: implications for the practising dentist
| Autor: | N. Ismail, P. Hartley, T. J. Bell, F J Burke |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
| Předmět: |
Tooth substance loss
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) Dentists Healthcare worker Anorexia medicine.disease stomatognathic diseases Eating disorders stomatognathic system Tooth Diseases Family medicine mental disorders Humans Medicine Female Bulimia medicine.symptom business General Dentistry |
| Zdroj: | British Dental Journal. 180:421-426 |
| ISSN: | 1476-5373 0007-0610 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/sj.bdj.4809109 |
| Popis: | The incidence of eating disorders appears to be increasing, with the dental practitioner potentially being the first healthcare worker to make a diagnosis, due to the characteristic dental signs of tooth substance loss. It is therefore important that members of the dental team are aware of the dental sequelae of anorexia and bulimia and are able to offer advice and treatment to sufferers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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