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Nutrition and Oral Health

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Editors:
  1. Gerry McKenna

    1. Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UK

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  • Explores in depth the relationships between nutrition and oral health across all age groups

  • Discusses the latest knowledge on the consequences of poor diet for tooth loss and progression of oral diseases

  • Explains the importance of a disease-free and functional dentition for nutritional well-being

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
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  2. Introduction

    • Gerry McKenna
    Pages 1-2

  3. Nutritional Considerations in Children

    • Ciaran G. Forde, Michelle C. McKinley, Jayne V. Woodside, Anne P. Nugent
    Pages 3-15

  4. Oral Health in Children

    • Joanna May
    Pages 17-28

  5. The Oral Health of the Ageing Population

    • Gerry McKenna, Murali Srinivasan, Claudio Leles, Martin Schimmel
    Pages 29-38

  6. The Importance of Nutrition for Older Adults

    • Jayne V. Woodside, Sara M. Wallace, Michelle C. McKinley, Anne P. Nugent, Gerry McKenna
    Pages 39-52

  7. Relationship Between Periodontal Disease and Nutrition

    • Lewis Winning, Ciarán Moore
    Pages 53-61

  8. Impacts of Oral Rehabilitation on Nutritional Status

    • Martina Hayes, Cristiane da Mata, Francis Burke, Gerry McKenna
    Pages 63-71

  9. Strategies for Changing Dietary Behaviour

    • Laura McGowan
    Pages 73-82
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About this book

This book explores in depth the relationships between nutrition and oral health. Oral health is an integral part of general health across the life course, and this book examines nutritional and oral health considerations from childhood through to old age, with particular attention focused on the consequences of demographic changes. Current knowledge on the consequences of poor diet for the development and integrity of the oral cavity, tooth loss, and the progression of oral diseases is thoroughly reviewed. Likewise, the importance of maintenance of a disease-free and functional dentition for nutritional well-being at all stages of life is explained. Evidence regarding the impact of oral rehabilitation on nutritional status is evaluated, and strategies for changing dietary behaviour in order to promote oral health are described. Nutrition and Oral Health will be an ideal source of information for all who are seeking a clearly written update on the subject. 

Reviews

“Dr. Gerry McKenna and his co-authors successfully achieves the aim of the book to present the association between nutrition, diet and dental diseases and to deliver clear dietary recommenda­tions for their prevention.” (Marian Vladimir Constantinescu, Stomatology EDU Journal, Vol. 9 (1), 2022)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UK

    Gerry McKenna

About the editor

Dr Gerry McKenna leads oral health research as a Clinical Reader and principal investigator in the Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast. He is a specialist in Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics working as a Consultant in the Belfast NHS Health and Social Care Trust. He provides teaching and training for undergraduate and postgraduate students within the Centre for Dentistry at Queen’s University Belfast.  His research focuses on improving the oral health of older patients including those resident in Long-Term Care Facilities. Dr McKenna is the current President of the Geriatric Oral Research Group (GORG) at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) and past President of the European College of Gerodontology (ECG).  He is an adjunct professor at University College Cork and a King James IV Professor at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.  He is the author of more than 100 publications. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Nutrition and Oral Health

  • Editors: Gerry McKenna

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80526-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-80525-8Published: 25 September 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-80528-9Published: 26 September 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-80526-5Published: 24 September 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: V, 82

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Dentistry, Clinical Nutrition

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