Abstract

NAVARRO, Valéria Pontelli; MATOBA JUNIOR, Fumio; TEDESCHI FILHO, Wagner  and  QUEIROS, Alexandra Mussolino. Eating disorders: aspects of dentistry interest. RGO, Rev. gaúch. odontol. (Online) [online]. 2011, vol.59, suppl.1, pp. 15-18. ISSN 1981-8637.

Objetivo The main eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Anyone may develop them; about 85% of these disorders have the beginning during the adolescent time. Some factors as social pressure on women to maintain the ideal weight and the reduction of physic activity may contribute to the occurrence of such disorders. In the last years we have observed an increase in the occurrence of these disturbances, mainly among female patients. So, this literature review is aimed to show to Dentistry professionals how to diagnostic these disorders, how are the main oral characteristics of patients whose present bulimia or anorexia nervosa and the kinds of treatment that could be offered to the patients. The dental surgeon plays an important role on the identification of these food disorders, because by the anamnesis and physical exam in and out the mouth is possible to detect signs and symptoms that suggest these disorders, and then indicate an earlier treatment.

Keywords : Anorexia.; Bulimia.; Tooth erosion..