Effects of a Non-Energy-Restricted Ketogenic Diet on Clinical Oral Parameters. An Exploratory Pilot Trial

Woelber, Johan Peter; Tennert, Christian; Ernst, Simon Fabian; Vach, Kirstin; Ratka-Krüger, Petra; Bertz, Hartmut; Urbain, Paul (2021). Effects of a Non-Energy-Restricted Ketogenic Diet on Clinical Oral Parameters. An Exploratory Pilot Trial. Nutrients, 13(12) Molecular Diversity Preservation International MDPI 10.3390/nu13124229

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Ketogenic diets (KDs) may be a helpful complement in the prevention of and therapy for several diseases. Apart from their non-cariogenic properties, it is still unclear how KDs affect oral parameters. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of a KD on clinical periodontal parameters. Twenty generally healthy volunteers with an average age of 36.6 years underwent a KD for 6 weeks. Their compliance was monitored by measuring their urinary ketones daily and by keeping 7-day food records. Clinical oral parameters included plaque (PI), gingival inflammation (GI), a complete periodontal status (probing depths, bleeding on probing), and general physical and serologic parameters at baseline and after 6 weeks. The results showed a trend towards lower plaque values, but with no significant changes from baseline to the end of the study with regard to the clinical periodontal parameters. However, their body weight and BMI measurements showed a significant decrease. The regression analyses showed that the fat mass and the BMI were significantly positively correlated to periodontal inflammation, while HDL, fiber, and protein intake were negatively correlated to periodontal inflammation. The KD change did not lead to clinical changes in periodontal parameters in healthy participants under continued oral hygiene, but it did lead to a significant weight loss.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Preventive, Restorative and Pediatric Dentistry

UniBE Contributor:

Tennert, Christian

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

2072-6643

Publisher:

Molecular Diversity Preservation International MDPI

Funders:

[UNSPECIFIED] Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Language:

English

Submitter:

Christian Tennert

Date Deposited:

31 Jan 2022 09:41

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 16:02

Publisher DOI:

10.3390/nu13124229

PubMed ID:

34959780

Additional Information:

Johan Peter Woelber and Christian Tennert contributed equally to this work.

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/164144

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/164144

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