Nutrition and Periodontium : Dietary Habits & Their Effects On Oral Cavity

ISBN-13: 9786200005021 / Angielski

Shaswata Karmakar; Shobha Prakash

Opis

Nutrition is defined as the science of how the body utilizes food to meet the requirements for development, growth, repair and maintenance. Nutrition plays a major role in maintaining a good health. Dietary deficiencies of various nutritional elements (Carbohydrates, Proteins,Lipids,Vitamins,Minerals,Water) affects every organ of our body, including oral soft and hard tissues.The vitality of the periodontal tissues in health and disease depends strongly upon an adequate source of essential nutrients being available to the host.

O autorze

Karmakar, ShaswataDr. Shaswata Karmakar has done his B.D.S from JSS Dental College & Hospital Mysore and M.D.S from College of Dental Sciences Davangere in Periodontics & Implantology. Currently he is an assistant professor in Awadh Dental College & Hospital Jamsedpur. He is having publications in various National and International Dental Journals.