Oral health in young women having a low calcium and vitamin D nutritional status

Abstract

Although caries progression is a complex process involving multiple factors, an adequate nutritional status of Ca and vitamin D could be an additional factor that may help preserve a good oral health.

Vitamin D and Its Relevance in the Etiopathogenesis of Oral Cavity Diseases

“…Moreover, the CaI/protein intake index correlated negatively with tooth loss. No correlations were found between 25(OH)D levels and the studied parameters, which contrasts with the previously cited reports on the impact of vitamin D deficiency on the susceptibility to carries (Antonenko et al 2015).…”

“…Supplementary ultraviolet radiation, vitamin D 3 and vitamin D 2 were associated with a significant reduction in caries compared with no supplement (Hujoel 2013). However, in Antonenko et al (2015) study, who evaluated the association between oral health, calcium intake (CaI) and vitamin D nutritional status in 106 young females, there was a negative correlation between CaI and caries, as measured by the decayed-missing-filled teeth index and Löe Silness plaque index. Moreover, the CaI/protein intake index correlated negatively with tooth loss.…”

Hyposalivation, acidic saliva, decayed teeth and oral yeast prevalence in children with mucopolysaccharidosis

“…[35][36][37] Interestingly, patients diagnosed with vitamin D deficiency and low calcium values have more dental enamel defects and caries when compared with healthy children. 34,38,39 The relation between a low calcium content in saliva and caries has also been reported. 36,37 It is suggested that lower values greater prevalence of decayed teeth (5.7 ± 1.0 vs. 1.5 ± 0.5, p = 0.001) and lower prevalence of filled teeth than the control group (0.7 ± 0.4 vs. 2.7 ± 0.8, p = 0.037), as shown in Figure 1.…”

Initial changes in alveolar bone volume for sham-operated and ovariectomized rats in ligature-induced experimental periodontitis

“…The disease is known to progress with increasing age, and the primary cause is thought to be derived by an imbalance between bone-forming osteoblasts and bone-resorbing osteoclasts due primarily from postmenopausal estrogen deficiencies [1][2][3][4][5]. Over 200 million people are now estimated to be suffering from the disease worldwide with the great majority being white or Asian women over the age of 65 [6].…”