The association of healthy eating index with periodontitis in National Health and Nutrition Examination Study 2011-2012.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disorder caused by periodontopathic bacteria that causes inflammation of the supporting tissues around teeth. Previous studies have found that daily dietary nutritional intake can influence the development of periodontal disease. However, research on the Healthy Eating Index's involvement in periodontitis is limited. The purpose of this study was to look at the link between the Healthy Eating Index and periodontitis.

Methods and design

We examined data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (NHANES), a nationally representative survey that was performed in 2-year cycles from 2011 to 2012. As part of our investigation, we used multivariate logistic regression models to investigate the independent relationship betwe

SUBMITTER: Li XY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9549051 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature