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Re: Dental care in eating disorder recovery - January 10th 2018, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by ~Abibliophobe~ View Post
I can't find a lot of information about binge eating but I know that restricting can lead to a weakened jaw bone which can lead to damage/loss of teeth. Although, I feel like you kind of included that by mentioning nutrition because my understanding is that restricting leads to that issue because of lack of nutrients?

Unfortunately it seems like most information about this topic discusses purging.

One thing I remember being told is that after purging it's better to rinse with baking soda because it acts a neutralizer. I don't know how accurate that is but I know a ED therapist mentioned it to me...I know you mentioned not brushing so it probably doesn't need to be added.
Any additional information is great! I'll add the info on restricting and weakened jaw bones and do some research on the baking soda method to chec for accuracy, but I want it to be open to what people may have in their house, so if that's something that works, it'd be a great addition!

I'll do more research on binging; of ED behaviors, it isn't the most detrimental to dental health, but it still has its risks compared to healthy eating. I mentioned how binging is often sugary or acidic food, but I can expand more on that and see if there are any additional risks.


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