Dental anxiety and eating disorder

An upsetting case of a young girl from Cornwall who died of dehydration and starvation due to an eating disorder has been reported in the news. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7893485.stm She developed symptoms after her ‘milk teeth’ became loose. They were removed under general anaesthesia but she then refused to eat. The coroner has returned a ‘narrative verdict’ […]

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