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  • Title: Eating disorders in adolescents and their repercussions in oral health.
    Author: Ximenes R, Couto G, Sougey E.
    Journal: Int J Eat Disord; 2010 Jan; 43(1):59-64. PubMed ID: 19260040.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To examine the prevalence of oral alterations related to eating disorders and associated factors. METHOD: A cross-sectional study including 650 adolescents aged from 12 to 16 was carried out through self-report questionnaires (EAT-26; BITE and self-rating hamilton depression questionnaire, SRHDQ) and dental examination. RESULTS: Significant associations were observed in mucositis, cheilitis, hypertrophy of salivary glands, and dental erosions. The prevalence of adolescents at risk for eating disorders was of 33.1%, according to EAT-26 and 1.7% (high scores) and 36.5% (medium scores), in BITE, higher among 13-year-old females, with brothers, parents or responsible person who are illiterate, being the youngest child, living in a residence of at most two rooms and who showed depressive symptoms. All these factors showed significant relation to eating disorders. DISCUSSION: Presence of oral alterations is associated to symptoms of eating disorders, helping precocious detection of sub clinical cases.
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