Full-mouth rehabilitation of a patient with bulimia nervosa. A case report.
Anorexia and bulimia nervosa are eating disorders seen mainly in adolescents or young patients. The dentist should be in the position to recognize early signs of the disorder and alert the patient (and the patient's parents, if necessary) of the possible physical, psychologi cal, and dental consequences. Such dental treatment may help motivate the patient to confront the problem. In this paper the full-mouth rehabilitation, using a combination of galvano- and metal-ceramic restorations, of a young patient suffering from bulimia nervosa is described.
Department of Prosthodontics, University of Athens, Greece.
Virginia
V
Kavoura
Stefanos G
SG
Kourtis
Panagiotis
P
Zoidis
Demetrios P
DP
Andritsakis
Asterios
A
Doukoudakis
D000328:Adult; D002032:Bulimia / Q000150:complications*; D003442:Crowns; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000473:pathology; D003807:Dentin Sensitivity / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009065:Mouth Rehabilitation; D011176:Post and Core Technique; D014072:Tooth Abrasion / Q000209:etiology; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000209:etiology