Obesity is to be acknowledged as a multiple-risk-factor syndrome for overall and oral health. Dentists should have sufficient knowledge about the signs, symptoms and diagnostic tests for obesity. This book is primarily for general dental practitioners and dental students. It contains abundant information of interest to periodontists, residents, and graduate students also. It is our belief that the dental care of the public is primarily the concern of the general dentist. The high incidence of obesity and the close relationship between obesity, periodontal and dental management makes this an important issue. This book, Obesity: It's Relation to Periodontitis and Dental Caries is therefore an unusual and stimulating surprise to the reader. It is our hope that this new book will be useful to dentists, periodontists, and students as it will contribute to the most important community problem
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