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ArticleNutrition journal2013

Intakes of calcium, vitamin D, and dairy servings and dental plaque in older Danish adults.

Amanda Ra Adegboye, Lisa B Christensen, Poul Holm-Pedersen, Kirsten Avlund, Barbara J Boucher, Berit L Heitmann

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Article in Nutrition journal, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Amanda Ra Adegboye
Lisa B Christensen
Poul Holm-Pedersen
Kirsten Avlund
Barbara J Boucher
Berit L Heitmann
University of Copenhagen · DKFrederiksberg Hospital · DKQueen Mary University of London · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo investigate whether intakes of calcium and dairy-servings within-recommendations were associated with plaque score when allowing for vitamin D intakes.

methodsIn this cross-sectional study, including 606 older Danish adults, total dietary calcium intake (mg/day) was classified as below vs. within-recommendations and dairy intake as <3 vs. ≥3 servings/ d. Dental plaque, defined as the percentage of tooth surfaces exhibiting plaque, was classified as < median vs. ≥median value (9.5%). Analyses were stratified by lower and higher (≥6.8 μg/d) vitamin D intake.

findingsIntakes of calcium (OR = 0.53; 95% CI = 0.31-0.92) and dairy servings (OR = 0.54; 95% CI = 0.33-0.89) within-recommendations were significantly associated with lower plaque score after adjustments for age, gender, education, intakes of alcohol, sucrose and mineral supplements, smoking, diseases, number of teeth, visits to the dentist, use of dental floss/tooth pick and salivary flow, among those with higher, but not lower, vitamin D intake.

conclusionIntakes of calcium dairy-servings within-recommendations were inversely associated with plaque, among those with higher, but not lower, vitamin D intakes. Due to the cross-sectional nature of the study, it is not possible to infer that this association is causal.

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