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A Fasting‐Mimicking Diet Affects the Inflammatory Response Following Periodontal Treatment: A Multi‐centre Feasibility Randomised Controlled Pilot Trial

SourceJournal of Clinical PeriodontologyTier 1Peer-Reviewed Research

By Giuseppe Mainas, Elena Figuero, Marta Amigo Basilio, José Dopico, Florencia Julieta Gayo Morales, Antonio Magan‐Fernandez, Inmaculada Cabello, Guillermo Pardo Zamora, Josefina Guillén Sanchez, Jose Nart, Antonio Santos Alemany, Carlos Pereira Couto, Manlio Vinciguerra, Valter D. Longo, Mark Ide, Mariano Sanz, Luigi Nibali

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Why it matters for dental

Periodontal specialists and practices that manage chronic periodontitis should be aware that a fasting-mimicking diet may modulate post-operative inflammation, potentially altering healing timelines and patient-reported outcomes after scaling/root-planing or surgical procedures.

Key points

  • Multi-centre, feasibility RCT published in JCP (Aug 2026) tested a fasting-mimicking diet protocol in patients receiving non-surgical periodontal therapy.
  • Primary endpoint was change in systemic inflammatory markers (CRP, IL-6) 7–14 days post-treatment; secondary endpoints included pocket depth reduction and patient comfort scores.
  • Study does not yet alter guidelines; it signals a future adjunctive dietary intervention that could be discussed with medically-complex or inflammation-driven periodontitis patients.
  • No commercial product or diet brand is endorsed; findings remain investigational and require larger efficacy trials before practice-level recommendations.

Who should care

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