The associations between major dietary patterns and risk of periodontitis.

Ahmed A AlhassaniFrank B HuYanping LiBernard A RosnerWalter C WillettKaumudi J Joshipura

Published in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2020)

There was no overall association between Western or prudent dietary patterns and periodontitis; however, in subgroups analysis, the Western diet was significantly associated with higher periodontitis risk only among obese men, a finding that requires replication and biological explication.

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