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Oral Manifestations of Gastro-Intestinal Diseases and Nutritional Deficiency
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It is an established fact that the oral cavity is the diagnostic indicator to many gastro-intestinal diseases and nutritional deficiencies. Among the most frequently encountered gastro-intestinal diseases are inflammatory diseases like Crohns disease and chronic ulcerative colitis, gastro-intestinal reflux disease and dental erosion. Nutritional diseases manifest as pale, depapillated bald tongue, diffuse erythema in the oral mucosa and oral bleeding. This paper presents an overview to the different manifestations of nutritional deficiencies and gastro-intestinal diseases.
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Stomatitis, Glossitis, Perimolysis, Ulcerative Colitis.
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