DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION OF OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS COULD BE USED AS AN ADJUNCT THERAPY TO NONSURGICAL PERIODONTAL TREATMENT

J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2023 Dec;23(4):101925. doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2023.101925. Epub 2023 Sep 9.

Abstract

Article title and bibliographic information: Castro Dos Santos NC, Furukawa MV, Oliveira-Cardoso I, Cortelli JR, Feres M, Van Dyke T, Rovai ES. Does the use of omega-3 fatty acids as an adjunct to nonsurgical periodontal therapy provide additional benefits in the treatment of periodontitis? A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Periodontal Res. 2022 Jun;57(3):435-447. doi: 10.1111/jre.12984. Epub 2022 Mar 3. PMID: 35243637.

Source of funding: This study was funded by São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) under awards 2020/05875-9 (to NCCS), 2020/05874-2 (to MF), and 2019/14846-5 (to ESR).

Type of study/design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Keywords: Nonsurgical periodontal treatments; Omega-3 fatty acids; Periodontitis; Randomized controlled trials; Supplementation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Brazil
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Fatty Acids, Omega-3* / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Meta-Analysis as Topic
  • Periodontitis* / therapy
  • Systematic Reviews as Topic

Substances

  • Fatty Acids, Omega-3