Interní Med. 2014; 16(6): 244-246

Stomatological symptoms of patients with dysfunction of gastrointestinal tract

Stomatolog Julia Morozova, Ph.D., MUDr.Zdeňka Zapletalová, Ph.D., MUDr.Eva Míšová

Klinika zubního lékařství LF UP a FN, Olomouc

The gastrointestinal tract is closely related to the oral cavity, therefore its disorders may manifest among other oral symptoms. Gastrointestinal

dysfunctions are often accompanied by episodes of reflux or vomiting during which the acidic stomach content comes into

contact with the oral cavity. Frequent or chronic reflux episodes or vomiting can lead to pathological changes in the oral cavity. These

include mainly erosive defects of hard dental tissues, burning or sour taste in the mouth and malodour, which may occur before the

typical symptoms of the disease. In our paper we describe the most common oral manifestations of gastroesophageal reflux disease

and eating disorders (anorexia mentalis and bulimia nervosa).

Keywords: gastroesophageal reflux, chronic vomiting, eating disorders, dental erosions, malodour

Published: December 16, 2014  Show citation