ArticleJournal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry
Vitamin D status and periodontal disease among pregnant and non-pregnant women in an underdeveloped district of Pakistan.
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- Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation as Non-Surgical Treatment for Periodontal Disease with a Focus on Female Patients: Literature Review.Dentistry journal · 2022Review
- Could Vitamin D influence risk for Periodontal Disease - to "D" or not to "D"?Current oral health reports · 2020Article
- Daily versus stat vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy; A prospective cohort study.PloS one · 2020Article
- Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels throughout pregnancy: a longitudinal study in healthy and preeclamptic pregnant women.Endocrine connections · 2018Article
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aimTo compare pregnant and non-pregnant females for vitamin D level and periodontal status and to determine if there is any association between the periodontal health and hypovitaminosis D in pregnant women. MATERIALS AND
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in Jhelum, Pakistan. Participants were pregnant females at ~ 12 weeks of gestation (n = 36) and non-pregnant (n = 35) females selected from the same locality. Periodontal parameters such as probing depth, bleeding on probing, and attachment loss were recorded. Serum samples were taken to measure blood indices and vitamin D levels. Chi-square test and Odds ratio were applied to determine the association between hypovitaminosis D and periodontal status.
resultsVitamin D deficiency was common in the pregnant group compared to non-pregnant (P < 0.001). Blood indices (hemoglobin, hematocrit, mean corpuscular volume) were significantly lower among the pregnant compared to the non-pregnant group (P < 0.001). However, there was no significant difference between the two groups for probing depth and attachment loss.
conclusionsPregnant women were more deficient in Vitamin D than non-pregnant women. However, no association between low vitamin D levels and periodontal disease was seen in the studied population.
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