Vegetables, mainly green leafy ones and some others like beets, are a rich source of nitrate. Nitrate metabolism has shown benefits to the body and there are recent studies that agree that the consumption of nitrates from vegetables can modify the oral microbiota by increasing species with nitrate-reducing capacity, which are also bacteria that are associated with oral health.
Men and/or women from 30 to 65 years old
Voluntary participation and signing the written informed consent
Not receiving nutritional treatment at the time of uptake
Availability to attend all scheduled visits
Trauma-Induced Gingival Recessions
Cervical caries
History of bleeding diathesis
Pregnant or nursing women