Diet-borne systemic inflammation is associated with prevalent tooth loss.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

The deleterious effect of cariogenic dietary patterns on tooth loss is well characterized, but the contribution of diet-borne systemic inflammation to loss of teeth remains uncharted. Recent efforts have unveiled a protective role of single nutrients to periodontal health. However, the assessment of overall diet as a modifiable risk factor for oral health remains elusive. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the association between diet-borne systemic inflammation and tooth loss in a representative sample of the US adult non-institutionalized population.

Methods

A cross-sectional analysis of a sample of participants of the 2009-2010 and 2011-2012 continuous NHANES receiving an oral exam and providing dietary recall data was performed. Dietary inflammat

SUBMITTER: Kotsakis GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5723246 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature