Four weeks of a healthy diet reduces gum disease

Eating more fruit, vegetables, Omega 3 and low carb food reduces gum inflammation, according to the study to be presented at EuroPerio9, the world’s leading congress in periodontology and implant dentistry,

Lead author, Dr Johan Wölber, from the Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Centre for Dental Medicine, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Germany, said: 'Previous research has shown a pronounced effect of dietary interventions on gingival inflammation. These studies showed no correlation between plaque and gingival inflammation, so this was quite revolutionary. However, the mechanisms behind this are broadly unknown. Since we know that there is an association between systemic inflammatory parameters like CRP, IL-6 and TNF-a, we wanted to find out how an oral health optimised diet could affect both periodontal and systemic inflammation.'