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ArticleNutrients2024

Is Diet a Determining Factor in the Induction of Gingival Inflammation by Dental Plaque? A Secondary Analysis of Clinical Studies.

Johan Peter Woelber, Valentin Bartha, Stefan Baumgartner, Christian Tennert, Ulrich Schlagenhauf, Petra Ratka-Krüger, Kirstin Vach

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Article in Nutrients, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Association between an anti-inflammatory low-carbohydrate diet and gingivitis in women with obesity.Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Johan Peter WoelberPoliclinic of Operative Dentistry, Periodontology, and Pediatric Dentistry, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
Valentin BarthaCenter for Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Stefan BaumgartnerClinic of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Center of Dental Medicine, University of Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland.
Christian TennertDepartment of Restorative, Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 7, 3010 Bern, Switzerland.
Ulrich SchlagenhaufDepartment of Periodontology, University Hospital Würzburg, Pleicherwall 2, 97070 Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3007-0064
Petra Ratka-KrügerDepartment of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany.
Kirstin VachHannover Medical School, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Periodontology and Preventive Dentistry, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9278-2203
University of Freiburg · DEHeidelberg University · DETechnische Universität Dresden · DEUniversitätsklinikum Würzburg · DEUniversity of Bern · CHUniversity of Zurich · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim was to determine the association between plaque and gingival inflammation reported by dietary interventions. Data of four clinical studies dealing with changed nutrition and gingival examination were reanalyzed with regard to gingival inflammation (GI), plaque (PI), and bleeding on probing (BOP). Dietary changes basically involved avoiding sugar, white flour and sweetened drinks and focusing on whole foods for 4 weeks. The control groups were to maintain their usual diet. All participants had to reduce their oral hygiene efforts. Linear regression models taking the clustering of the data due to several studies into account were applied. In total, data of 92 participants (control groups: 39, test-groups 53) were reanalyzed. While both groups showed a slight increase in dental plaque, only the test groups showed a significant decrease in inflammatory parameters: GI (mean value difference End-Baseline (Δ): -0.31 (±SD 0.36)) and BOP (Δ: -15.39% (±16.07)), both

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Dental PlaqueGingivitisDietGingivaHumansInflammationdietgingival inflammationgingivitishumannutritionplaque

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PMID38612955
PMCPMC11013428
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