Dental sequelae to the binge-purge syndrome (bulimia): report of cases.
The "thin-is-in" syndrome that obsesses many young people today leads to many severe medical and dental complications. Dental damage that follows the binge-purge episodes is reduced by strict management of oral hygiene; the damage is not totally correctable until the habit is well controlled through proper psychotherapy.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000209:etiology