Treating gum disease helps people with gum problems get the blood pressure-lowering benefits from beetroot juice.

Scientific Claim

Periodontal treatment improves the blood pressure-lowering response to nitrate-rich beetroot juice in periodontitis patients, with systolic blood pressure decreasing by 4.36 ± 7.59 mmHg (P < 0.05) and diastolic blood pressure decreasing by 3.72 ± 4.47 mmHg (P < 0.01) after treatment.

Original Statement

“However, after periodontal treatment, this blood pressure-lowering effect was recovered (P < 0.05 for SBP; P < 0.01 for DBP).”

From study:The blood pressure lowering effect of beetroot juice is impaired in periodontitis and recovered after periodontal treatment

Evidence Quality Assessment

Claim Status

appropriately stated

Study Design Support

Design supports claim

Appropriate Language Strength

association

Can only show association/correlation

Assessment Explanation

The study design is observational and shows association between periodontal treatment and restored blood pressure response. The language 'recovered' appropriately reflects the observed association without implying causation.

More Accurate Statement

“Periodontal treatment is associated with an improved blood pressure-lowering response to nitrate-rich beetroot juice in periodontitis patients, with systolic blood pressure decreasing by 4.36 ± 7.59 mmHg (P < 0.05) and diastolic blood pressure decreasing by 3.72 ± 4.47 mmHg (P < 0.01) after treatment.”

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

The blood pressure lowering effect of beetroot juice is impaired in periodontitis and recovered after periodontal treatment

Cohort Study

Human

2025 Jan 9

Contradicting (0)

No contradicting evidence found

Source Study

The blood pressure lowering effect of beetroot juice is impaired in periodontitis and recovered after periodontal treatment

Score: 38

DOI: 10.1038/s41522-024-00622-5

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