Annals and Essences of Dentistry
Open Access
ISSN: 0975-8798, 0976-156X
ISSN: 0975-8798, 0976-156X
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;