ORAL AND DENTAL-HEALTH IN THE ALCOHOL MISUSER

Citation
S. Gelbier et C. Harris, ORAL AND DENTAL-HEALTH IN THE ALCOHOL MISUSER, Addiction biology, 1(2), 1996, pp. 165-169
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Substance Abuse",Biology
Journal title
ISSN journal
13556215
Volume
1
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
165 - 169
Database
ISI
SICI code
1355-6215(1996)1:2<165:OADITA>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
This review explores the relationship between oral and dental health a nd disease in substance misusers. Although it focuses on oval cancer, toe also examine the relationship of misuse with dental caries and per iodontal diseases. It is difficult to separate out the inter-related a etiological factors such as the use of alcohol and tobacco (smoked and chewed). They probably act in a synergistic manner.