Association between Vitamin D and Dental Caries in a Sample of Canadian and American Preschool-Aged Children

Inadequate vitamin D levels may increase the risk of caries during childhood. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) status and severe early childhood caries (S-ECC) in preschool children. Data were obtained from children

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Published in:Nutrients 2021-12, Vol.13 (12), p.4465
Main Authors: Williams, Tiffany L, Boyle, Joseph, Mittermuller, Betty-Anne, Carrico, Caroline, Schroth, Robert J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
25-Hydroxyvitamin D
Bivariate analysis
Calciferol
Calcium
Canada - epidemiology
case–control studies
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Chromatography
Datasets
Demographic variables
Demographics
Demography
Dental caries
Dental Caries - epidemiology
Dental Caries - prevention & control
Dietary Supplements
early childhood caries
Family income
Humans
Hygiene
Immunoassay
Laboratories
Nutritional status
Oral hygiene
Parathyroid
Preschool children
Preschool education
Questionnaires
United States - epidemiology
Vitamin D
Vitamin D - analogs & derivatives
Vitamin D - blood
Vitamin D - pharmacology
Vitamin deficiency
Vitamins - pharmacology
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Summary:Inadequate vitamin D levels may increase the risk of caries during childhood. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) status and severe early childhood caries (S-ECC) in preschool children. Data were obtained from children
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu13124465