Clinical Significance
In this study, a small statistically significant association was noted between coffee drinking and periodontal health. Additional evidence should be sought to confirm this positive finding.
InquiryCoffee and periodontal health
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Background
Among industrialized nations, coffee is a major source of antioxidants and other anti-inflammatory factors. As a result, coffee may offer protection against diseases such as periodontitis. Whether coffee intake has any protective association with periodontal disease in adult men was evaluated.
Methods
The data were obtained from a prospective, closed-panel cohort study of aging and oral health in adult men. The 1152 dentate men (mean age at baseline 48 years) of the Veterans Affairs (VA) Dental Longitudinal Study had undergone comprehensive medical and dental evaluations between 1968 and 1998. Medical and dental care was provided by private practitioners, not the VA. Parameters noted were periodontal status (probing depth, bleeding on probing, and radiographic alveolar bone loss) and coffee
Results
Individuals who had daily coffee intakes over 6 cups per day showed significant differences at baseline compared to those who consumed less coffee. Those with higher intakes were younger and had fewer teeth overall but more teeth whose probing depth was 4 mm or less. Their whole-mouth mean calculus scores were higher, they were more likely to be smokers and to drink alcohol, and they were less likely to be college graduates or to floss than those who drank less coffee. Multivariate analysis
Discussion
Coffee consumption appears to offer a protective effect against periodontal disease. This may be attributable to the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of coffee or caffeine.
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Ng N, Kaye EK, Garcia RI: Coffee consumption and periodontal disease in males. J Periodontol 85:1042-1049, 2014
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