Nutritional status and its effect on dental health among children

Nutritional status has a significant role in oral health and disease. Protein deficiency is the key intermediate malnutrition. Malnutrition can disrupt homeostasis, resulting disease progression of cavity, decreased resistance to microbial biofilm, tissue healing capacity. This paper examines association between malnutrition, protein-energy dental health. risk factor for several diseases, such as caries periodontal diseases. Studies have suggested that enamel hypoplasia, salivary gland hypofunction, compositional changes saliva may be mechanisms through which malnutrition associated with caries. The exfoliation eruption teeth are impacted by or protein energy (PEM), starting early years continuing throughout infancy. hypoplasia was higher malnourished children. development hypocalcemia result diarrhoea chronic undernutrition explain link PEM poor formation. Deficiencies vitamins A, C, D found hypoplasia. Protein-deficit low vitamin levels, well obesity, factors Early childhood affects hypofunction saliva, these might (ECPEM) causes cancrum oris, necrotizing gingivitis, other conditions, symptoms mimic conditions.