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Article In Journal |
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Poor overall diet quality as a possible contributor to calculus formation Poor overall diet quality as a possible contributor to calculus formation |
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English |
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Abstract |
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PURPOSE: An association between diet and calculus deposits was suggested by
animal studies. The objective of the present analysis was to examine whether or
not there is an association between overall diet quality, as measured by the
healthy eating index, and extent of dental calculus deposits using a subset of
the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) data.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: NHANES III participants 18-years of age or older who had
data on dental calculus and diet quality were selected (n = 12405). The healthy
eating index (HEI), used as an indicator of overall diet quality, has a minimum
score of zero (poorest) and a maximum score of 100 (best) and was divided into
three categories, poor (HEI < 51), fair (HEI, between 51 - 80) and good (HEI >
80). Ordinal logistic regression models were used to examine the association
between the HEI and the percentage of sites with calculus deposits. RESULTS:
Overall diet quality was found to be significantly associated with calculus
deposits controlling for: age, gender, race, education, poverty income ratio,
smoking, diabetes, history of vitamin and mineral use, body mass index, time
elapsed since last dental visit and gingival bleeding. The adjusted odds ratios
for having a greater percentage of sites with calculus were 1.54 (1.19 - 1.98),
1.30 (1.02 - 1.60) and 1.00 (reference) for subjects with poor, fair, and good
diet quality respectively. CONCLUSION: Poor diet quality is significantly
associated with more calculus deposits. Further studies are needed to examine if
poor diet quality is a predisposing factor for calculus formation and/or a risk
factor for periodontal diseases. |
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Journal Name |
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Oral Health Prev Dent |
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2 |
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Issue Number |
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4 |
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2004 AH
2004 AD |
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Article |
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Sunday, February 21, 2010 |
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Researchers
| محمد الزهراني | Al-Zahrani, Mohammed | Investigator | Doctorate | |
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