Sheetal Aparna, Hiremath Vinay Kumar, Patil Anand G, Sajjansetty Sangmeshwar, Kumar Sheetal R
Reader, Department of Pedodontics, Mansarovar Dental College & Hospital , Bhopal-462042, India .
J Clin Diagn Res. 2013 Jan;7(1):178-80. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2012/5104.2702. Epub 2013 Jan 1.
Malnutrition affects the oral health and a poor oral health in turn, may lead to malnutrition. This interdependent relationship sees good nutritional health, thus promoting good oral health and vice versa. Malnutrition may alter the homeostasis, which can lead to disease progression of the oral cavity, reduce the resistance to the microbial biofilm and reduce the capacity of tissue healing. It may even affect the development of the oral cavity. Protein-energy malnutrition occurs when there is a deficiency of protein, energy foods or both, which are relative to a body's need. Studies have suggested that enamel hypoplasia, salivary gland hypofunction and saliva compositional changes may be the mechanisms through which the malnutrition is associated with caries, while an altered eruption timing may create a challenge in the analysis of the age specific caries rates. This paper gives an insight on the relationship of the malnutrition and the protein-energy malnutrition with the oral health status.
营养不良会影响口腔健康，而口腔健康不佳反过来又可能导致营养不良。这种相互依存的关系表明，良好的营养状况有助于促进良好的口腔健康，反之亦然。营养不良可能会改变体内平衡，进而导致口腔疾病进展，降低对微生物生物膜的抵抗力，并降低组织愈合能力。它甚至可能影响口腔的发育。当蛋白质、能量食物或两者的缺乏相对于身体需求时，就会发生蛋白质 - 能量营养不良。研究表明，釉质发育不全、唾液腺功能减退和唾液成分变化可能是营养不良与龋齿相关的机制，而萌出时间的改变可能会给特定年龄龋齿率的分析带来挑战。本文深入探讨了营养不良和蛋白质 - 能量营养不良与口腔健康状况之间的关系。
