Dietary Assessment And Counseling For Dental Erosion

Marshall serves as a research editor for the association of nutrition and dietetics and is a member of the international association of dental research and american dental.

Dietary assessment and counseling for dental erosion. Acidic foods and drinks should be taken only at mealtimes. Examples of patient assessment forms such as a food frequency form and a 3 day dietary recall form are provided. Acidic foods and drinks should be taken only at mealtimes. It discussed the advice that a dental practitioner or health professional should provide to the patient following the confirmation of dietary factors as the cause of the patient s erosive tooth wear.

Dental erosion occurs after exposure to intrinsic or extrinsic acids. Fingerprint dive into the research topics of prevention and control of dental erosion. Diet counseling is given after a thorough assessment of the diet and is tailored to the individual emphasizing the positive aspects. Diet counseling is given after a thorough assessment of the diet and is tailored to the individual emphasizing the positive aspects.

Conclusions clinicians should screen patients exhibiting dental erosion for anorexia nervosa bulimia nervosa rumination syndrome and gastroesophageal reflux disease. A registered licensed dietitian she teaches nutrition curriculum to dental students and studies the dietary relationships between caries erosion and systemic health. Exposure to intrinsic gastrointestinal acids is associated with anorexia nervosa bulimia nervosa rumination syndrome or gastroesophageal reflux. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Scientific reports in which the investigators cite increasing prevalence and severity of erosion1 2 3 have led to increased media attention regarding dietary risk factors for erosion as well as marketing of over the counter oral health care products designed to reduce the risk of developing erosion. Dental erosion occurs when enamel or dentin tooth structure is lost during exposure to acids.