title: Nutritional Aspects of Essential Trace Elements in Oral Health and Disease: An Extensive Review.
abstract: Human body requires certain essential elements in small quantities and their absence or excess may result in severe malfunctioning of the body and even death in extreme cases because these essential trace elements directly influence the metabolic and physiologic processes of the organism. Rapid urbanization and economic development have resulted in drastic changes in diets with developing preference towards refined diet and nutritionally deprived junk food. Poor nutrition can lead to reduced immunity, augmented vulnerability to various oral and systemic diseases, impaired physical and mental growth, and reduced efficiency. Diet and nutrition affect oral health in a variety of ways with influence on craniofacial development and growth and maintenance of dental and oral soft tissues. Oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD) are treated with antioxidants containing essential trace elements like selenium but even increased dietary intake of trace elements like copper could lead to oral submucous fibrosis. The deficiency or excess of other trace elements like iodine, iron, zinc, and so forth has a profound effect on the body and such conditions are often diagnosed through their early oral manifestations. This review appraises the biological functions of significant trace elements and their role in preservation of oral health and progression of various oral diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Haldia Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Haldia, West Bengal 721645, India.
authors.forename: Preeti Tomar
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1400-9845
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Orissa 753001, India.
authors.forename: Satya Ranjan
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1994-543X
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Haldia Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Haldia, West Bengal 721645, India.
authors.forename: Mohsina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hussain