Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 11 , Pages 1105-1109 , November 2010

Longitudinal relationship between dietary ω-3 fatty acids and periodontal disease

  • Masanori Iwasaki, D.D.S.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Preventive Dentistry, Department of Oral Health Science, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81-25-227-2858; fax: +81-25-227-0807.
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  • Akihiro Yoshihara, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Preventive Dentistry, Department of Oral Health Science, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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  • Paula Moynihan, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Dental Sciences/Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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  • Reiko Watanabe, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health and Nutrition, Faculty of Human Life Sciences, University of Nigata Prefecture, Nigata, Japan
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  • George W. Taylor, D.M.D., Dr.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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  • Hideo Miyazaki, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Preventive Dentistry, Department of Oral Health Science, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan

Received 23 June 2009 ,Accepted 8 September 2009.

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 This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid from the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Japan (H10-Iryo-001, H13-Iryo-001 and H16-Iryo-020).

PII: S0899-9007(09)00402-X

doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2009.09.010

Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 11 , Pages 1105-1109 , November 2010

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