Serum Levels of Vitamin D and Dental Caries in 7-Year-Old Children in Porto Metropolitan Area.

ABSTRACT: Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with significant changes in dental structures. In children, it can induce enamel and dentin defects, which have been identified as risk factors for caries. This study aimed to assess the association between low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH) D) levels (<30 ng/mL) and the prevalence of caries in the permanent teeth and mixed dentition of 7-year-old children. A sample of 335 children from the population-based birth cohort Generation XXI (Porto, Portugal) was included. Data on children's demographic and social conditions, health status, dental health behaviours, dental examination including erupted permanent first molars, and blood samples available for vitamin D analysis were collected. Dental outcomes included the presence of caries, including non

SUBMITTER: Carvalho Silva C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7825719 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature