Caries, periodontal status and some salivary factors in lactovegetarians

Abstract

Twenty‐eight lactovegetarians as well as age‐ and sex‐matched controls were interviewed about their dietary habits, especially the frequency of ingesting acid fruits, drinks and foods, as well as their dental health habits. Samples of stimulated saliva were collected in connection with the clinical and radiologic study. Plaque, Gingival and Calculus Indices were not significantly different in lactovegetarians and controls. Of the lactovegetarians 76.9% and of the controls none had dental erosions on some tooth surfaces. In lactovegetarians the rate of flow of stimulated saliva was lower than in controls but did not decrease with advancing age as it did in controls. Salivary pH was lower in lactovegetarians than in controls.

Association between functional dental state and dietary intake of Chinese vegetarian old age home residents

“…Apart from a small case control study in Finland 19 showing a higher rate of dental erosions in lacto-vegetarians, probably because of consumption of acidic foods, there is no evidence to suggest that vegetarianism is detrimental to dental health 20,21 . Apart from a small case control study in Finland 19 showing a higher rate of dental erosions in lacto-vegetarians, probably because of consumption of acidic foods, there is no evidence to suggest that vegetarianism is detrimental to dental health 20,21 .…”

“…The key determinants for dental decay include dental hygiene, intake of fermentable sugars and individual's susceptibility to the disease. Apart from a small case control study in Finland 19 showing a higher rate of dental erosions in lacto-vegetarians, probably because of consumption of acidic foods, there is no evidence to suggest that vegetarianism is detrimental to dental health 20,21 . Most of the current older population in Hong Kong were in the lower socio-economic classes when they were young and usually had minimal dental attention.…”

High Oral Prevalence of Candida krusei in Leprosy Patients in Northern Thailand

“…The flow rate and buffering capacity of whole saliva, but not the numbers of mutans group streptococci and lactobacilli, have been shown to increase following the transition from a mixed diet to a lactovegetarian diet in one Swedish study (5), whereas the stimulated salivary flow rate in lactovegetarians was lower than that in nonvegetarians in another Scandinavian study (7). A diminished salivary flow rate, generally seen in older individuals, could contribute to the relatively high rate of oral carriage of Candida in our study.…”

Padrões dietéticos e condição bucal: uma revisão

“…Apesar disso, os vegetarianos apresentaram valores ligeiramente mais elevados em relação à presença de amostras mais de 10 vezes menores, sem randomização, além terem avaliado indivíduos de idade mais avançada (adultos e idosos). Em relação à erosão dentária, há evidências sugestivas de que haja maior incidência desse problema entre os vegetarianos 10, 13,14,15,16 . Um único estudo não encontrou diferenças entre vegetarianos e onívoros 17 , e pelo fato de os autores terem estudado adolescentes, uma possível explicação seria que o tempo de exposição à dieta vegetariana exerce infl uência na ocorrência de erosão dentária, entretanto, esse fato ainda precisa ser investigado.…”