<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The study aimed to evaluate behaviours relevant to oral health and the condition of the teeth and gums in women with eating disorders. A survey study covered a group of 30 patients aged 14-36 years suffering from diagnosed eating disorders and treated in closed psychiatric wards. The control group included 30 healthy women at the mean age corresponding to that of the patient group. The questions concerning oral health-relevant behaviours referred to the frequency of tooth brushing and the kind of toothbrush used, the frequency of dental visits, fear of dental visits, and self-evaluation of the selected items of oral health status. The survey results were analysed statistically. Behaviours relevant to oral health in women with eating disorders include increased oral hygiene and the attitude to dental visits that does not diverge from the customary one. The patients found the presence of enamel damage to be as frequent as in the healthy subjects. Eating disorders are, however, conducive to more frequent gum disorders and the feeling of dryness in the mouth.</p></abstract>

The study aimed to evaluate behaviours relevant to oral health and the condition of the teeth and gums in women with eating disorders. A survey study covered a group of 30 patients aged 14-36 years suffering from diagnosed eating disorders and treated in closed psychiatric wards. The control group included 30 healthy women at the mean age corresponding to that of the patient group. The questions concerning oral health-relevant behaviours referred to the frequency of tooth brushing and the kind of toothbrush used, the frequency of dental visits, fear of dental visits, and self-evaluation of the selected items of oral health status. The survey results were analysed statistically. Behaviours relevant to oral health in women with eating disorders include increased oral hygiene and the attitude to dental visits that does not diverge from the customary one. The patients found the presence of enamel damage to be as frequent as in the healthy subjects. Eating disorders are, however, conducive to more frequent gum disorders and the feeling of dryness in the mouth.

Selected issues concerning oral health in female patients with eating disorders: a survey study

Dental Office, KOL-MED Medical Center, Tarnów,

Chair and Department of Dental Surgery, Medical University of Lublin,

Chair and Department of Paedodontics, Medical University of Lublin,

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The study aimed to evaluate behaviours relevant to oral health and the condition of the teeth and gums in women with eating disorders. A survey study covered a...

Selected issues concerning oral health in female patients with eating disorders: a survey study

Published Online: Sep 24, 2016

Page range: 139 - 141

Received: May 05, 2016

Accepted: Jul 15, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cipms-2016-0029

Keywords
eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, oral health, promoting behaviours

© 2016 Mateusz Mazurek et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Selected issues concerning oral health in female patients with eating disorders: a survey study

Published Online: Sep 24, 2016

Page range: 139 - 141

Received: May 05, 2016

Accepted: Jul 15, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cipms-2016-0029

Keywordseating disorders, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, oral health, promoting behaviours

© 2016 Mateusz Mazurek et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, oral health, promoting behaviours