Dental & oral effects of coeliac disease

A US reader of this site wrote to us to highlight the often overlooked dental effects of coeliac disease. She pointed us to a US site, Mainstreetsmiles.com who give a lengthy list of links to other CD information. Most othese are fairly general but there are a handful that refer specifically to the dental effects and these are listed below.

Dental Enamel Defects and Celiac Disease – from the Celiac Disease Awareness Campain site.

Celiac Disease: Oral and Dental Manifestations – Canadian Celiac Assocation

The Association Between Celiac Disease, Dental Enamel Defects, and Aphthous Ulcers in a United States Cohort – J Clin Gastroenterol, Volume 44, Number 3, March 2010

Oral Manifestations of Celiac Disease: A Clinical Guide for Dentists – the Canadian Dental Assocation

Celiac Association asks dentists to look for warning signs – Radio Canada

Oral health connection to Celiac disease – Colgate site

May 2014

 

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