Higher sugar intake is associated with periodontal disease in adolescents.
Ana R O MoreiraRosangela F L BatistaLorena L C LadeiraErika B A F ThomazClaudia M C AlvesMaria C SaraivaAntonio A M SilvaMario A BrondaniCecília Claudia Costa RibeiroPublished in: Clinical oral investigations (2020)
High sugar intake was associated with periodontal disease in adolescents, supporting the integrated hypothesis of dental caries and periodontal disease and giving impetus to future clinical investigation on the effect of restriction of added sugar consumption in periodontal parameters, which potentially may change traditional treatment protocols of periodontal disease.