Overview of healthy eating habits -- 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 essential for calcified structures -- Nutrients present in calcified structures -- Vitamins required for oral soft tissues and salivary glands -- Water 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 -- Nutritional requirements for older adults and eating habits affecting oral health -- Other considerations affecting nutrient intake -- 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 -- Nutritional assessment and counseling for dental hygiene patients.