Open AccessImpact of Alcohol Dependency on Oral Health – A Cross-sectional Comparative Study
Author(s) -
K Hanna Rose Priyanka,
KM Sudhir,
Reddy Vcs,
Raman Krishna Kumar,
G Srinivasulu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/26380.10058
Subject(s) - medicine , confounding , cross sectional study , alcohol , periodontitis , alcohol consumption , alcohol dependence , dentistry , psychiatry , pathology , biochemistry , chemistry
Alcoholism is a chronic and progressive psychiatric illness characterised by a loss of control over alcohol consumption. Consumption of alcohol inevitably affects the oral cavity, oral mucosa and teeth. Literature indicates that alcohol dependents may have increased risk of dental caries, probing pocket depth and mucosal lesions.