Vegetarian diet (any diet excluding all meat, poultry and fish) vs Nonvegetarian diet
Caries experience (mean DMFT) · General population (children and adults) assessed for dental hard-tissue health
Among adults, the lower DMFT score in vegetarians was smaller and not statistically significant (mean difference -0.09, 95% CI -0.32 to 0.13; ungraded).
2 findings from 1 review
- Vegetarian diet and its possible influence on dental health: A systematic literature review. 2020 All outcomesMultiple countries (mostly India; also Finland and other European countries, Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago); community and clinical settings · Adults onlyMD -0.09 [-0.32, 0.13]3 studiesGRADE not reported
- Vegetarian diet and its possible influence on dental health: A systematic literature review. 2020 All outcomesMultiple countries (mostly India; also Finland and other European countries, Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago); community and clinical settingsMD -0.15 [-0.29, -0.02]4 studiesGRADE not reported