Oral manifestations of suspected eating disorders among women of 20-25 years in Bangalore City,India

To detect the presence of eating disorders (eds) and clinical findings in 20-25 years old women residing in professional college hostels in bangalore city,india,a cross-sectional study was conducted. one hundred seventeen women of the 128 selected randomly participated in the study. scoff [sick,control,one-stone (14 lbs/6.5 kg),fat,food] questionnaire was used for screening suspected cases of anorexia nervosa (an) and bulimia nervosa (bn). examination was done for systemic findings,extra-oral and intra-oral manifestations of eds. data obtained were analyzed using spss (version 13.0). the response rate was 71.3%,of which 42.7% were suspected to have eds by scoff. examination showed significantly higher prevalence of periomylolysis (p=0.004),dental caries (p=0.004),and tooth sensitivity (p=0.001) in suspected cases. the study succeeded at 'case-finding' of eds with a significant prevalence of oral manifestations in suspected cases. thus,dentists play a major role for early detection and prompt further referral of co-morbid disorders,like eds. © international centre for diarrhoeal.