July 12, 2009
Diets Bad For The Teeth Are Also Bad For The Body
Dental disease reveals very early on that eating habits are putting a person at risk for systemic disease. Because chronic medical disease takes decades to become severe enough to be detected in screening tests, dental diseases may provide plenty of lead-time to change harmful eating habits and thereby decrease the risk of developing the other diseases of civilization.
July 10, 2009
If A Diet Is Bad For The Teeth It Is Also Bad For The Body
Dental disease may be a wake-up call that your diet is harming your body. "The five-alarm fire bell of a tooth ache is difficult to ignore," says Dr. Philippe P. Hujoel, professor of dental public health sciences at the University of Washington (UW) School of Dentistry in Seattle. Beyond the immediate distress, dental pain may portend future medical problems.
February 1, 1995
Discussion: diet and nutrition in dental health and disease
JA Hargreaves
Feb 1, 1995; 61:447-448
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Feb 1, 1995; 61:447-448
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