OBJECTIVES: This paper aims to give the dental practitioner an insight into the impact of the eating disorders on sufferers. METHODS: A review of the psychiatric literature on the diagnosis, aetiology and treatment of these conditions is given. CONCLUSIONS: The dental practitioner is in an ideal position to identify the warning signs of these conditions before they have attracted medical attention.

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Chronic alcoholism: an important condition in the dentist-patient relationship.

OBJECTIVES: This paper aims to give the dental practitioner an insight into the impact of chronic alcoholism on sufferers. METHODS: A review of the psychiatric and dental literature covering the aetiology, prevalence and complications is presented. CONCLUSIONS: Chronic alcoholism has a number of serious medical and social problems which may affect the provision of dental treatment. It is important for the dental practitioner to be aware of the impact of this condition on patients as he or she may be in an ideal position to stop the alcoholic before a medical consultation has been sought.

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Prevalence of pathological tooth wear in patients with chronic alcoholism.

Although chronic alcoholism is a very common condition, with potentially harmful consequences for the sufferer, there has been little emphasis in the literature on its effects on the teeth. This study of 37 alcoholic patients showed that their teeth had significantly more wear than age and sex matched controls. The tooth wear was most marked in males, and those whose alcohol consumption was continuous rather than in the form of episodic binges. The wear appeared to be erosive in nature, and in 40% of the sample it affected the palatal surfaces of the upper anterior teeth. It is therefore suggested that general dental practitioners should bear in mind the possibility of chronic alcoholism in cases of unexplained dental erosion.

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Postreduction computed tomography in developmental dislocation of the hip: part I: analysis of measurement reliability.

Twenty computed tomographic (CT) scans of infants in spica casts after closed or open reduction for developmental hip dislocation (DDH) were analyzed for intra- and interrater reliability. Ten measurements of infant hip anatomy were assessed by three raters by using standard statistical analysis. All six measurements of acetabular anteversion and lateral or posterior displacement of the femoral metaphysis from the acetabulum or from a modified Shenton's line drawn from the pubic rami demonstrated both intra- and interrater reliability. All four measurements of acetabular structure could not be reliably measured either within or between observers. We also introduced a new measurement based on the principle of Shenton's line to aid in the assessment of femoral-head location after reduction in patients with DDH; this was reliably determined both within and among observers.

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