Nutrition and Oral Medicine (Nutrition and Health)

PrefaceNutrition and Oral Medicine was written to fill an existing void in the nutrition anddental literature. The primary aims of this book are to target the known complex, multifacetedrelationships between diet/nutrition and oral health. The reader will find chaptersfocusing on oral and dental diseases and disorders, oral manifestations of systemicdiseases, and discussions of the synergy between oral tissues and nutrients. Specifictopics, such as diet and head, neck, and oral cancers, are examined in the light of nutritionintervention strategies. Oral and systemic diseases and orofacial pain syndromes areaddressed via their relationship and impact on nutrition status, the impact of medicationsand treatments on the oral cavity and nutrition status. Suggested management strategiesare paired with selected topics. Cutting-edge research issues regarding the relationshipof individual antioxidants, trace elements, polyphenols, and other nutrient substrates andoral health/disease are covered. The links between compromised immunity, oral infections,systemic disease, and nutrient deficiencies in relation to oral diseases and systemicdiseases with oral manifestations are included as well as the impact of impaired hostdefense on oral and nutrition health.The book is divided into five sections: oral and general health, nutrition and generalhealth, nutrition and oral health, select oral and systemic diseases with known nutritionand oral health interfaces, and nutrition and oral health education and practice. Chaptersin each section examine the research and practice relative to the topic as well as addresscurrent issues. Several screening and education tools are included for our readers to usefor educational purposes. We hope our colleagues in dental, dietetics, allied health, andmedical education and practice, as well as students in the fields of nutrition/dietetics,dentistry, and related disciplines whose research, practice, and education includes nutritionand oral medicine find Nutrition and Oral Medicine a valuable resource.Riva Touger-Decker, PhD, RD, FADADavid A. Sirois, DMD, PhDConnie C. Mobley, PhD, RD, LDxv