• DOI:10.1038/sj.bdj.2017.837
Corpus ID: 7589860

The impact of bulimia nervosa on oral health: A review of the literature

@article{Rosten2017TheIO,
  title={The impact of bulimia nervosa on oral health: A review of the literature},
  author={A. Rosten and T. Newton},
  journal={BDJ},
  year={2017},
  volume={223},
  pages={533-539}
}

• A. Rosten, T. Newton
• Published 2017
• Medicine
• BDJ

Eating disorders are a potentially life-threatening group of mental disorders, which affect a patient's relationship with food and their body. This manifests itself through chaotic and disordered eating habits. One such eating disorder is bulimia nervosa, which has a lifetime prevalence of 1%. While there is consensus that bulimic behaviour directly causes dental erosion due to vomiting and acidic food choices, there is less clear evidence for a direct link between bulimia nervosa and dental… Expand

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