W14 - Dental consequences of eating disorders Flashcards
(42 cards)
Why are eating disorders important?
Eating disorder are important because of their high morbidity ad mortality of anorexia
What is anorexia?
Lack of appetite
What is the epidemiology of eating disorder?
What are the symptoms and features of anorexia nervosa?
What are the symptoms and features of bulimia nervosa?
How do we recognize eating disorder?
Diagnostic tools (eating attitude test, eating disorder inventory, SCOFF)
What are the health complications of anorexia nervosa?
What are the features of binge eating disorder?
What are the features of body image disorder?
Explain etipothogenesis of eating disorders?
What are individual risk factors? (predisposing factors?
What are the family risk factors? (predisposing factors?
What are the sociocultural risk factors? (predisposing factors?
Culture norms, slimness ideal
What are precipitating factors?
Different stressors which cause dieting: life events
What are the maintaining factors?
- Cognitive and family reinforcements, effects of malnutrition
- Lack of social skills, isolation, depression, change in the family structure etc.
What are oral complications in eating disorders?
What is the importance of dental check-ups?
What are recognizing symptoms of dental eating disorders?
What are the main oral manifestations?
- Erosion of tooth enamel
- Dry mouth and loss of teeth
- Tooth decay, soft palate damage and salivary gland enlargement
- Salivary disease
- Degenerative arthritis
Why is erosion of tooth enamel an oral manifestation?
What are risk ratios of dental erosion?
What are the types of dental erosion?
Why are dry mouth and loss of teeth an oral manifestation of eating disorders?
Why are “tooth decay, soft palate damage and salivary gland enlargement” an oral manifestation of eating disorders?
The 3 most common oral complications of bulimia
1. Bacteria use excessive sugary, carbohydrate-rich foods trapped on teeth => resulting in tooth decay
2. Self-induces vomitting => cause redness, scratches and cuts inside the mouth. especially on soft palate (upper surface)
3. A frequent binge and purge cycle can cause enlargement of the salivary glands
