Eating habits and their influence on diseases of the oral cavity

Abstract

Abstract. Diseases of the oral cavity have many risk factors, which are divided into fixed (age, heredity) and variable (a person's lifestyle, behavior, habits). The latter are subject to our influence, and therefore depend on us. The main risk factors for the occurrence of oral cavity diseases are unhealthy food with a high sugar content, smoking and alcohol consumption, as well as insufficient oral hygiene and care.