The dental hygienist's guide to nutritional care / Cynthia A. Stegeman, Judi Ratliff Davis.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of helathy eating habits -- Concepts in biochemistry -- The alimentary canal : digestion and absorption -- Carbohydrate : the efficient fuel -- Protein : the cellular foundation -- Lipids : the condensed energy -- Use of the energy nutrients : metabolism and balance -- Vitamins required for calcified structures -- Minerals essnetial for calcified structures -- Nutrients present in calcified structures -- Vitamins required for oral soft tissues and salivary glands -- Fluids and minerals required for oral soft tissues and salivary glands -- Nutritional requirements affecting oral health in women -- Nutritional requirements during growth and development and eating habits affecting oral health -- Nutritiional requirements for older adults and eating habits affecting oral health -- Food factors affecting health -- Effects of systemic disease on nutritional status and oral health -- Nutritional aspects of dental caries : causes, prevention, and treatment -- Nutritional aspects of gingivitis and periodontal disease -- Nutritional aspects of alterations in the oral cavity -- Nutrtional assessment and education for dental patients.