Tooth Damage

[britjojo]

A TV show recently led to a discussion with my mother in law (a nurse) on tooth damage in eating disorders. I was of the opinion that both anorexics and bulimics can suffer tooth damage from vomiting, but she tells me that only bulimics vomit. Is this true? I thought that anorexics also vomited to get rid of unwanted food.

[QuietLunatic]

No. Anorectics just don't eat. The word "anorexia" means "no appetite", and they control their weight by taking in minuscule amounts of food so there's no need to purge. Bulimics, on the other hand, binge and purge. (stuff themselves and vomit it up again).

[Noxic]

Yeah what Lunatic said is true. Whenever I am sick and I vomit, I brush my teeth as soon as possible, because of the acid in your stomach, it does eat away at your teeth.

[mtajim]

The things that come out with vomit really hurts your teeth and mouth . The whole acid things decays your teeth , so brushing teeth is very important after any vomit

[aima123]

Really? Now therefore that's why as what I observed to alcohol drinkers who keeps on vomiting have a damage tooth. It becomes yellowish and they mostly suffer tooth decay. So they need to brush their teeth after it. But sad to say because once they got drunk they can't do such thing anymore. :)

[mtajim]

As for alcoholic not only the vomit but the alcohol also decays the teeth . Mostly people who smoke or chew tobocacco have very pale yellow teeths.

[britjojo]

Actually, it is not advisable to brush immediately following vomitting. At this point in time the teeth are somewhat softer than normal because of the acid attack. Brushing right after can increase the amount of errosion-and it is the same if you have just consumed something very acid such as orange juice. And no I can't remember where I read that :(

[mtajim]

Thats , really intresting . but how much harm can orange juice does to your teeth ?

[shinningstar]

I heard from athletes that sports beverages can cause more tooth damage than soda. How true? In that case, it's advisable that people limit their intake of soda and sports drinks to prevent tooth damage.

[mtajim]

Not only soda but drinks like coke and pepsi also hurt your teeth and stomach

[britjojo]

Orange juice is hugely acidic, and the acid in the juice, just like the acid produced by plaque on teeth is what eats into your teeth. The result is decay, whether from not brushing or from eating bad, the result is the same.

[addiction]

There are so many easy and simple way of protecting your teeth but people do not take care of their teeth and end up to teeth damage. All carbonated drinks damage teeth.

[attagirl]

The acid from vomit is bad for your teeth, brushing your teeth excessively is bad for your teeth, eating some food and drinking some drinks are bad for your teeth. So where does that leave us?

[websurfpro]

A TV show recently led to a discussion with my mother in law (a nurse) on tooth damage in eating disorders. I was of the opinion that both anorexics and bulimics can suffer tooth damage from vomiting, but she tells me that only bulimics vomit. Is this true? I thought that anorexics also vomited to get rid of unwanted food.

Anorexiscs are usually models that need to have an exact weight, this is very unhealthy though , I do not agree with it at all. Vomiting can`t affect your teeth directly, but if you get rid of the food you eat your body will suffer for sure , and teeth are also part of your body.