Consumption of dietary live microbes directly associated with improved periodontal health suggests study

Results: The analysis included 8574 participants. After adjusting for various factors including age, gender, ethnicity, dietary habits, dietary inflammatory index, alcohol consumption, smoking status, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and oral health behaviors, individuals with daily intake of medium to high levels of live dietary microbes showed a significantly reduced risk of periodontitis compared to those who did not consume such microbes with a dose–response trend (p for trend <0.0001, p < 0.01). Significant differences in the impact of live microbe intake on periodontitis were also observed across different age groups in all Models (p for interaction ≤0.05). Medium to high live dietary microbe consumption independently correlates with lower periodontitis risk, irrespective of traditional risk factors and demographics.

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Lin, J., Yang, H., Lin, Z., & Xu, L. (2024). Live dietary microbes and reduced prevalence of periodontitis: A cross-sectional study. Oral Diseases, 00, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1111/odi.14869