The Role of Dietary Patterns on Dental Caries: A Systematic Review

Considering that dental caries is one of the most important health problems in the world and considering the role of nutrition in this disease, this study was conducted with the aim of investigating the role of dietary patterns on dental caries.

The current study is a systematic review that was conducted by searching in PubMed, Web of science and Scopus databases. The keywords "diet", "dietary pattern", and "Dental Caries" were used. The search was conducted in the time range of 2000-2023 and all types of original studies including cohort, case-control and cross-sectional studies were included.

In total, 548 articles were examined, and after screening and checking the title, abstract and full text of the articles, 11 studies were included in the present study. The results indicate the effect of different dietary patterns, including the sweet dietary patterns, snacks and high energy-dense foods patterns on dental caries.

Avoiding sweet dietary patterns and patterns rich in high energy-dense foods is effective in preventing dental caries.