The Oral Impact of Celiac Disease

By Jennifer S. Sherry, RDH, MSEd; Danna Cotner, DDS; Joel Hamilton, RD, LDN

Celiac disease (CD) is a hereditary, autoimmune disease induced by a reaction to gluten. Gluten is found in wheat (breads, soups, pastas, cereals, sauces, and salad dressings); rye (rye breads and beer); and barley (malt products, food colorings, soups, beer, and brewer’s yeast).^1,2 Nonfood products that may contain gluten, such as Play-Doh, cos­metics, skin and hair products, toothpaste, and mouthrinse, may transfer gluten from hands to the mouth.^1,2

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