Does dietary advice combined with complete dentures improve the nutrient intake and nutritional status of edentulous patients? A systematic review with meta-analysis
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0000-0003-1583-7594 Date
2026-06-23
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Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny
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Background: The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the nutrient intake and nutritional status of edentulous patients who received dietary advice combined with complete dentures. Material and methods: Data were extracted from PubMed/Medline, Google Scholar, Scopus, and ScienceDirect from February 2002 to February 2025 by 2 independent reviewers. Ebscohost was searched for full-text articles from 1994 to 2025, in English. 1596 articles were excluded based on exclusion criteria and after removing 7 duplicates. Eight articles were included for qualitative analysis, followed by 3 articles for meta-analysis. Results: Non-significant improvements were seen in the intake of calcium (p = 0.17), iron (p = 0.10), protein (p = 0.21) and vitamin D (p = 0.93). Heterogeneity was low, indicating consistent results. GRADE analysis indicated a low level of evidence. Conclusions: Our results have not shown any significant improvement in nutrient intake after dietary advice and rehabilitation. In addition, the limited number of studies available for this meta-analysis highlights the need for more standardized, long-term clinical trials to achieve a higher level of evidence.
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Rani S, Jain N, Gupta S, Kaur B, Bhatia K. Does dietary advice combined with complete dentures improve the nutrient intake and nutritional status of edentulous patients? A systematic review with meta-analysis. Eur J Transl Clin Med. 2026;9(1):73-86