Oral manifestations of suspected eating disorders among women of 20-25 years in Bangalore City, India.
To detect the presence of eating disorders (EDs) and clinical findings in 20-25 years old women residing in professional college hostels in Bangalore city, India, a cross-sectional study was conducted. One hundred seventeen women of the 128 selected randomly participated in the study. SCOFF [Sick, Control, One-stone (14 lbs/6.5 kg), Fat, Food] Questionnaire was used for screening suspected cases of anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN). Examination was done for systemic findings, extra-oral and intra-oral manifestations of EDs. Data obtained were analyzed using SPSS (version 13.0). The response rate was 71.3%, of which 42.7% were suspected to have EDs by SCOFE Examination showed significantly higher prevalence of periomylolysis (p = 0.004), dental caries (p = 0.004), and tooth sensitivity (p = 0.001) in suspected cases. The study succeeded at 'case-finding' of EDs with a significant prevalence of oral manifestations in suspected cases. Thus, dentists play a major role for early detection and prompt further referral of co-morbid disorders, like EDs.
Pallavi Vasantro
PV
Jugale
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M
Pramila
Archana Krishna
AK
Murthy
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S
Rangath
D000328:Adult; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology; D003815:Dentists; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017001:Tooth Demineralization / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult