The Impact of the Stone Age Diet on Gingival Conditions in the Absence of Oral Hygiene

Baumgartner, Stefan; Imfeld, T; Schicht, O O; Rath, Christian; Persson, Rutger; Persson, G. Rutger

doi:10.1902/jop.2009.080376

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“…This was also consistent with the observation by Baumgartner et al (2009), (20) who observed that the inflammatory status of the bleeding gingival tissues may actually influence the accumulation of plaque biofilm leading to the intensity of staining at the affected body sites. Since the toothpowder was applied directly, a probiotic effect upon the bioaccumulation is most likely since the application was localized and thus the observed reduction in the tooth staining overall among the toothpowder users.…”

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Extrinsic Stain Removal with a Toothpowder : A Randomized Controlled Trial

Khan

Bokhari

Haleem

et al. 2014

IJHS

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Abstract:Objectives: The efficacy of a commercially available toothpowder was compared with toothpaste in removing extrinsic dental stains. Methods:In this single-blind, randomized controlled trial, 77 volunteers were included from a residential professional college. All study subjects (control toothpaste users and test toothpowder users) plaque control measures. All study subjects were instructed to rinse with 5 ml 0.12% chlorhexidine mouthwash for 1 minute, twice and one cup of double tea bag solution three times daily for three weeks. Subjects were randomized into test (n=36) and control (n=36) groups. Toothpaste (control) and toothpowder (test) was used for two weeks to see the effects on removing stains on the labial surfaces of 12 anterior teeth. For measuring dental extrinsic stains Lobene Stain Index (SI) was used.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Extrinsic Stain Removal with a Toothpowder : A Randomized Controlled Trial

Khan

Bokhari

Haleem

et al. 2014

IJHS

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“…The human oral microbiota used to be substantially more diverse, but with the agricultural and industrial revolutions it underwent two major ecosystem shifts introducing the microbes associated with periodontal disease and caries respectively, with flour and sugar implicated in these shifts (47). An inappropriate innate immune response to these microbial changes is believed to underlie periodontitis, and may also exacerbate atherosclerosis (48,49), while limiting the sources of processed carbohydrate in diet can produce marked improvements in periodontal health (50,51). The small intestinal microbiota is proximal to both the satiety-sensing vagal afferents believed to play a key role in energy-homeostasis(52) (35), and to the immune system hub of the gut-associated lymphoid tissue (53,54).…”

Section: Microbes As Sensors Of Dietary Refinement -Dental and Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dietary Refinement And The Upper Gut Microbiota: The Starting Point For Obesity And Non-Communicable Diseases?

Spreadbury¹

2017

jevohealth

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IntroductionThe epidemics of obesity and related non-communicable diseases remains a matter of the utmost concern for public health(1). While physical exercise has been shown able to provide concrete benefits(2,3), there is good reason to believe that it cannot fully compensate for the deleterious changes produced by poor diet(4). Opinions regarding optimal diet increasingly show elements of convergence, especially regarding the association of dietary refinement and ultra-processed foods with poorer health outcomes(5). Some proposed mechanisms underlying this epidemiology of junk food include the removal from diet of health-promoting compounds due to inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption(6), and the enhancement of glycemic responses by the refinement of foods(7-9). Consistent with the latter, ad libitum low-carbohydrate diets (<50 g / day) have been shown to produce weight loss(10,11) and improve cardiovascular risk profiles(12). However, some very high carbohydrate diets have also been shown to be compatible with population-wide optimal metabolic health in non-cereal agrarian populations(13-16). Likewise, the "paleolithic style" diets used to date in small clinical trials have achieved consensus diet-beating improvements in metabolic and cardiovascular-disease risk factors(17-21) despite not restricting total carbohydrate into the <50 g / day range. Similar short-term benefits have also been shown for "the McDougall Program" a low fat, high carbohydrate diet that places a strong emphasis on food quality and minimizes processed carbohydrates(22). This wide range of carbohydrate content for ad libitum diets that produce weight loss suggests that low glycemic index and minimized insulin release are not credible explanations for their effects, especially in light of the experimental variability in the glycemic index of foods between individuals and between meal contexts(23). However, one factor that these dietary regimens do have in common is minimal consumption of processed foods, milled flours and sugar. The present article is an outline of a recently proposed mechanism(24,25) that could explain the effects of food-quality upon weight and health, independent of overall macronutrient composition.

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“…However, there is emerging evidence in humans that refined sugars drive periodontal inflammation 3 and calorie restriction by reverting to a 'hunter-gatherer' diet/lifestyle may substantially reduce gum inflammation. 4 Mechanisms likely involve meal-induced inflammation from refined sugar and/or saturated fat, mediated via oxidative stress pathways. 5 Periodontitis therefore likely contributes to elevated ACVD risk through co-morbidity due to an elevated systemic inflammatory burden.…”

Section: Periodontal Disease and Systemic Diseasementioning

confidence: 99%