Posted on 12/11/2015
Quite often, dentists are the first health professionals to recognize the effects of bulimia nervosa. As dentists, we all know how much havoc bulimia can wreak on the health of a person’s teeth.
Worn, ragged, chipped, thin, weak, and fragile are just a few of the words that are used to describe the irreversible damage that bulimia can cause to teeth (Figure 1). As a result, a person can have pain, increased tooth decay, gingival recession, xerostomia, an unattractive smile, decreased self-esteem, as well as oral pain that can significantly affect the patient’s q...