Full Description
This is an innovative volume that introduces the emerging field of lifestyle dentistry, providing a current and relevant perspective on the strong connections between daily habits, lifestyles and oral health. Drawing on the expertise of over 60 international contributors from dentistry, medicine, public health, and behavioural science, this comprehensive resource features 26 evidence-based chapters that examine how lifestyle factors such as tobacco use, areca nut chewing, alcohol abuse, poor nutrition, sugar-rich diets, obesity, psychological stress, sleep disorders, eating disorders, recreational drug use, and risky sexual behaviours significantly impact oral health. It also addresses the two-way relationship between non-communicable diseases and oral health. Positioned at the intersection of behavioural science and oral medicine, the book provides oral healthcare professionals with a framework for understanding and addressing the multifactorial nature of oral disease. It also looks ahead to future opportunities, examining the potential of digital technologies to transform lifestyle interventions, patient engagement, and oral healthcare delivery.
This previously unpublished topic addresses a significant gap in dental literature. It is essential reading for clinicians, educators, family practitioners, researchers, and students aiming to improve diagnostic insight, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and adopt a holistic approach to oral care. It redefines oral healthcare as a key element of lifestyle medicine, enabling practitioners to promote both oral and overall health through informed, patient-centred strategies.
Contents
1. Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours.- 2. Lifestyle Risk Factors for Oral Diseases - An Overview.- 3. Noncommunicable Diseases and Oral Health: A Two-way Relationship.- 4. Tobacco Smoking and Oral Health.- 5. Electronic Cigarette use (vaping) and Oral Health.- 6. Smokeless Tobacco and Oral Health.- 7. Areca Nut (betel quid) Chewing and Oral Health.- 8. Khat (Catha Edulis) Chewing and Oral Health.- 9. Impact of Chewing Gum on Oral Health.- 10. Alcohol abuse and oral health.- 11. Illicit and Recreational Drug Abuse and Oral Health.- 12. Unbalanced Nutrition and Oral Health.- 13. Impact of Dietary Sugars on Dental Health.- 14. Impact of Sweetened and Acidic Soft Drinks on Dental Health.- 15. Fluoride and Oral Health.- 16. Obesity and Oral Health.- 17. Eating Disorders and Oral Health.- 18. Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and Oral Health.- 19. Risky Sexual Behaviour and Oral Health.- 20. Impact of Chronic Stress and Mental Illness on Oral Health.- 21. Effects of Chronic Sun Exposure on the Labial Mucosa.- 22. Poor Oral Hygiene: A Risk Factor for Periodontal Disease.- 23. Polypharmacy and Its Impact on Oral Health .- 24. Lifestyle and Orofacial Pain.- 25. Future opportunities: Telemedicine and digital technology for lifestyle shifts.- 26. The Role of Healthcare Providers in Preventing Lifestyle Disorders.
