title: Nutrition and oral mucosal diseases.
abstract: Oral manifestations of nutritional deficiencies can affect the mucous membranes, teeth, periodontal tissue, salivary glands, and perioral skin. This contribution reviews how the water-soluble vitamins (B(2), B(3), B(6), B(12), C, and folic acid), fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, and E), and minerals (calcium, fluoride, iron, and zinc) can affect the oral mucosa.
authors.affiliation: Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Danielle Marie
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Ginat W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Mirowski
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000150:complications*; D008903:Minerals / Q000494:pharmacology; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D012306:Risk; D012995:Solubility; D014815:Vitamins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals; D014815:Vitamins