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. 2024 May 30;24(1):640.
doi: 10.1186/s12903-024-04384-6.

Association of specific nutritional intake with periodontitis

Alfonso Varela-López  1 , Beatriz Bullon  2 , Isabel Gallardo  2 , Jose Luis Quiles  1 , Pedro Bullon  3
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Association of specific nutritional intake with periodontitis

Alfonso Varela-López et al. BMC Oral Health. .

Abstract

Background: The present study aimed to evaluate nutritional intake among a group of male patients in the dental clinic with and without periodontal disease to search for associations between nutritional profile and periodontal health.

Methods: To this purpose, nutritional intake of macronutrients, fiber, vitamins, and minerals were compared evaluating both clinical parameters and periodontal status. Non periodontitis patients were compared with stage III and IV periodontitis and its extension according to the 2017 classification.

Results: After multivariate analysis, statistically significant associations were found between the dietary intake of energy, total fat, cholesterol, calcium, saturated fat, monounsaturated fat and folic acid and iodine and periodontitis status. This study reports an inverse association between cholesterol and iodine and periodontitis and a direct association with saturated fat, monounsaturated fat, and folic acid.

Conclusions: Maintaining an adequate intake of fat, iodine, calcium, and cholesterol and avoiding an excessive intake of energy, saturated fat, monounsaturated fat, and folic acid could be important to controlling periodontitis.

Keywords: Diet; Fiber; Macronutrients; Minerals; Periodontitis; Vitamin.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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