Vitamin D Levels During Pregnancy and Dental Caries in Offspring.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Maternal vitamin D level during pregnancy has been repeatedly reported to be associated with early childhood caries (ECCs) in offspring, yet the conclusions remain inconsistent.

Objective

To evaluate the association between maternal vitamin D status in different trimesters during pregnancy and offspring dental caries.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective cohort study was based on the Zhoushan Pregnant Women Cohort, which enrolled pregnant women between August 2011 to May 2021, and followed up on their offspring until November 2022, at Zhoushan Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, China. Data were analyzed from October 2024 to April 2025.

Exposures

Maternal plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels measure

SUBMITTER: Xu N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12673410 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature