Karp W B
The Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912.
J Calif Dent Assoc. 1994 Aug;22(8):26-9.
The relationship between nutrition and dentistry has been longstanding. Today, dental healthcare providers need to broaden the definition of "dental nutrition" from a narrow focus on the relationship of foods to caries, periodontal disease and oral lesions, to concerns about the overall nutritional adequacy of a patient's diet. This article discusses some of the latest nutrition recommendations put forth by major United States' health organizations and comments on their applicability to dental patients.
营养与牙科的关系由来已久。如今,牙科医疗服务提供者需要将“牙科营养”的定义从狭隘地关注食物与龋齿、牙周病及口腔病变的关系,扩展到关注患者饮食的整体营养充足性。本文讨论了美国主要健康组织提出的一些最新营养建议,并对其在牙科患者中的适用性进行了评论。