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Nutrition and Oral Health

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Of the many diseases that affect man, certain disorders of the oral cavity are the most prevalent. These diseases are, of course, dental caries and periodontal disease (gum disease). Like many diseases, these have complex etiologies and may be mediated by a variety of factors, nutrition being among the most important. What is presented here is a brief summary of current thinking of the cause of these two diseases and a somewhat more detailed description of the nutritional aspects that may play important roles in the cause and prevention of these disorders.

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  1. Department of Basic Dental Science, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, USA

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, USA

    Lewis A. Barness M.D. (Member of the Florida Medical Association, Professor and Chairman) (Member of the Florida Medical Association, Professor and Chairman)

  2. Jacksonville, Florida, USA

    Yank D. Coble Jr. M.D. (Member of the Florida Medical Association, Specialist in Endocrinology and Nutrition) (Member of the Florida Medical Association, Specialist in Endocrinology and Nutrition)

  3. Clearwater, Florida, USA

    Donald Ian MacDonald M.D. (Member of the Florida Medical Association) (Member of the Florida Medical Association)

  4. Nutrition Division, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA

    George Christakis M.D., M.P.H. (Member of the Florida Medical Association, Chief) (Member of the Florida Medical Association, Chief)

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Grow, T.E. (1981). Nutrition and Oral Health. In: Barness, L.A., Coble, Y.D., MacDonald, D.I., Christakis, G. (eds) Nutrition and Medical Practice. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6695-9_10

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