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Annals and Essences of Dentistry

Annals and Essences of Dentistry
Open Access

ISSN: 0975-8798, 0976-156X

+44 1223 790975

Abstract

NUTRITION AND PERIODONTAL DISEASE

Magunta Geethika, Vijay Kumar Chava

Periodontal health is influenced by a number of factors such as oral hygiene, systemic health, and nutrition. Many studies have observed that a balanced diet has an essential role in maintaining periodontal health. Nutrition is one of the bendable factors that impact host’s immune response and the integrity of soft and hard tissues of the oral cavity. The role of diet in the development and progression of periodontal disease, however, is less well understood. Hence the present review aimed at understanding the relationship between nutrition and periodontal disease.

Published Date: 2016-09-30;

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