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The impact of dietary consistency on structural craniofacial components: Temporomandibular joint/condyle, condylar cartilage, alveolar bone and periodontal ligament. A systematic review and meta-analysis in experimental in vivo research

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ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY
Volume 94, Issue -, Pages 33-47

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2018.06.016

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Hard diet; Soft diet; Condyle; Alveolar bone; Periodontal ligament; Craniofacial

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Objective: The aim of this systematic review was to provide a comprehensive synthesis of available evidence evaluating the effect of dietary loading on temporomandibular joint/condyle, condylar cartilage, alveolar bone of the mandible and the periodontal ligament in healthy mice and rats. Design: Medline via PubMed, EMBASE and Open Grey databases were searched for published and unpublished literature. Search terms included mandiblular condyle, alveolar bone, temporomandibular joint, condylar cartilage, periodontal ligament, rat, mice. After data extraction, risk of bias (SYRCLE) and reporting quality (ARRIVE) were assessed. Random effects meta-analyses were performed for the outcomes of interest where applicable. Results: A total of 33 relevant articles were considered in the systematic review, while only 6 studies were included in the quantitative synthesis. Risk of Bias in all studies was judged to be unclear to high overall, while reporting quality was suboptimal. Comparing soft to hard diet animals, significantly reduced anteroposterior condylar length (4 studies, weighted mean difference: -0.40 mm; 95% CI: -0.47, -0.32; p < 0.001) and width (4 studies, weighted mean difference: -0.043 mm; 95% CI: -0.51, -0.36; p < 0.001) were found in rats. Decreased anteroposterior condylar dimensions were detected for mice as well (2 studies, weighted mean difference: -0.049; 95% CI: -0.56, -0.43; p < 0.001). Conclusions: Overall, there was strong evidence to suggest a significant effect of soft diet on reduced condylar dimensions in rodents; however, there is need for further high quality experimental studies to inform current knowledge on condylar cartilage, alveolar bone and periodontal ligament related outcomes.

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