SynthesisCommunity dentistry and oral epidemiology2020
Vegetarian diet and its possible influence on dental health: A systematic literature review.
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- Caries prevention in permanent teeth - basic recommendations of the German S 3 guideline.Clinical oral investigations · 2026Guideline
- Systematic review of longitudinal studies on the association between cluster of health-related behaviors and tooth loss among adults.Acta odontologica Scandinavica · 2024Pooled it
- Influence of the vegan, vegetarian and omnivore diet on the oral health status in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Evidence-based dentistry · 2023Pooled it
- Vegetarian diet and its possible influence on dental health: A systematic literature review.Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2020Pooled it
- Tooth Enamel Demineralization: Caries and Erosion from the Viewpoint of Chemistry.Dentistry journal · 2026Review
- Dietary Behaviors, Sugar Intake, and Public Awareness of Nutritional Labeling Among Young Adults: Implications for Oral and Systemic Health.Nutrients · 2025Article
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- Effect of vegan toothpastes on surface characteristics of human enamel after erosion-abrasion.Brazilian dental journal · 2025Article
- Impact of acidic beverages on composition and surface characteristics of human teeth: scanning electron microscopic, stereomicroscopic and energy dispersive x-ray analyses.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Vegetarians: Past, Present, and Future Regarding Their Diet Quality and Nutritional Status.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Enamel Hypoplasia and Dental Fluorosis in Children With Special Healthcare Needs: An Epidemiological Study.Cureus · 2023Article
- The Role of Social Media in Internalizing Body Knowledge-A Cross-Sectional Study among Women with Different Food Preferences.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Genetics of vegetarianism: A genome-wide association study.PloS one · 2023Article
- Diet Implications and Oral Health Status of Women in Central Italy.European journal of dentistry · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Erosive Tooth Wear among Preschool Children-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Dietary Factors Affecting the Prevalence and Impact of Periodontal Disease.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectivesPeople following a vegetarian diet could be more prone to oral health problems than people following a nonvegetarian diet. The aim of this systematic review was to examine the possible impacts of following a vegetarian diet on dental hard tissues, focusing on caries development, dental erosion and number of natural teeth.
methodsPubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science and CINAHL were searched systematically up until 17 April 2019. Original studies comparing dental health (exclusively focusing on dental hard tissues) in vegetarians and nonvegetarians were selected. Study characteristics and outcome data were extracted, and the quality of the studies was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. When a dental health characteristic was reported in three or more papers in a comparable way, a meta-analysis was performed.
resultsTwenty-one papers reporting on 18 studies were included in this review. In meta-analyses, the vegetarian diet was associated with a higher risk for dental erosion (odds ratio: 2.40 [95% confidence interval: 1.24, 4.66]; P = .009) and a lower decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) score (mean difference: -0.15 [95% confidence interval: -0.29, -0.02]; P = .023), although the quality of most included studies was poor and the findings for DMFT score became insignificant when only studies on adults were included in the meta-analysis. A meta-analysis for the other dental characteristics was not possible due to the limited number of eligible studies. There was inconsistent evidence for a link between following a vegetarian diet and dental caries or the number of natural teeth.
conclusionsWithin the limitations of the present study, the findings suggest that following a vegetarian diet may be associated with a greater risk of dental erosion.
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