Tropical Oral Disease: Analysing Barriers, Burden, Nutrition, Economic Impact, and Inequalities

Traditionally, a healthy mouth is a good indicator of good general health. Poor oral hygiene reflects the health of the oral cavity and is a risk factor for overall health. Although oral diseases like dental decay and periodontitis are prevalent, awareness of oral diseases is still limited. Oral dis...

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Autores principales:	Arvind Babu Rajendra Santosh, Thaon Jones
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	oral disease dental caries periodontitis oral cancer health care nutrition Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a4ade4f716534deebe90ae6f41bef9282021-11-30T10:03:26ZTropical Oral Disease: Analysing Barriers, Burden, Nutrition, Economic Impact, and Inequalities2296-861X10.3389/fnut.2021.729234https://doaj.org/article/a4ade4f716534deebe90ae6f41bef9282021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.729234/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-861XTraditionally, a healthy mouth is a good indicator of good general health. Poor oral hygiene reflects the health of the oral cavity and is a risk factor for overall health. Although oral diseases like dental decay and periodontitis are prevalent, awareness of oral diseases is still limited. Oral disorders include a wide range of diseases that may not be confined to the oral anatomical structures but may be manifestations of systemic diseases. Identification of the risk factors of dental and oral diseases, including socio-economic determinants, plays a major role in the type of oral health care, and in the promotion of dental health awareness. This article reviews oral diseases in the Caribbean and aims to raise awareness of this subject while suggesting a research agenda for the region.Arvind Babu Rajendra SantoshThaon JonesFrontiers Media S.A.articleoral diseasedental cariesperiodontitisoral cancerhealth carenutritionNutrition. Foods and food supplyTX341-641ENFrontiers in Nutrition, Vol 8 (2021)
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description	Traditionally, a healthy mouth is a good indicator of good general health. Poor oral hygiene reflects the health of the oral cavity and is a risk factor for overall health. Although oral diseases like dental decay and periodontitis are prevalent, awareness of oral diseases is still limited. Oral disorders include a wide range of diseases that may not be confined to the oral anatomical structures but may be manifestations of systemic diseases. Identification of the risk factors of dental and oral diseases, including socio-economic determinants, plays a major role in the type of oral health care, and in the promotion of dental health awareness. This article reviews oral diseases in the Caribbean and aims to raise awareness of this subject while suggesting a research agenda for the region.
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Tropical Oral Disease: Analysing Barriers, Burden, Nutrition, Economic Impact, and Inequalities

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