Eating Disorders: Implications for Dentistry

A real scourge of our modern society, eating disorders are becoming more and more common among young adults, thus alerting the authorities for several years. However, like other organs of the human body, the dental organ suffers particularly from these eating disorders. What are the consequences on the oro-facial sphere and what treatment can be put in place to mitigate the deleterious effects of these pathologies? A multidisciplinary consultation is necessary and a global management by all the health actors is undoubtedly a solution to fight these disorders more effectively.