ReviewEuropean journal of pediatrics2024
Dental caries in children and vitamin D deficiency: a narrative review.
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- Vitamin D Deficiency in Kazakhstani Children: Insights from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- Activity and levels of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-8 in saliva of children and young adults with dental caries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2024Pooled it
- A Framework to Establish Diet and Nutrition Competencies for Oral Health Care Education.Journal of dental education · 2026Article
- Canadian Professional Association Resources on Diet and Tooth Decay: Website Content Analysis.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Associations Between Single and Multiple Vitamins and the Risk of Dental Caries: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study and Mendelian Randomisation Analysis.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2025Article
- Vitamin D - a forgotten preventive agent against caries? A narrative review.Clinical oral investigations · 2025Review
- Environmental Determinants of Early Childhood Caries: A Narrative Synthesis of Observational Evidence and Implications for Global Policy.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Role in Pathologies of Oxidative Stress: A Literature Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Introduction of fruit juice and sugar-sweetened beverages before 6 months of age and early childhood caries at 3.5 years: the ELFE cohort study.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Prenatal maternal salivary hormones and timing of tooth eruption in early childhood: a prospective birth cohort study.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Article
- The Potential Systemic Role of Diet in Dental Caries Development and Arrest: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Seasonal Variations in 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels among Pediatric Patients Attending the Healthcare Centre.Nutrients · 2024Article
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Abstract
Dental caries represents one of the most prevalent health problems in childhood. Numerous studies have assessed that vitamin D deficiency is highly related to dental caries in primary and permanent teeth in children. The aim of this study is to elaborate a narrative review about proposed mechanisms by which vitamin D deficiency interacts with dental caries process in children. Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy may cause intrauterine enamel defects, and through childhood is accompanied by insufficient activity of antibacterial peptides, decreased saliva secretion, and a low level of calcium in saliva. Conclusion: In conclusion, vitamin D deficiency would increase the risk of caries in the primary and/or permanent dentition. Relationship between vitamin D deficiency and dental caries is evident enough for vitamin D deficiency to be considered as a risk factor for dental caries in children. Optimal levels of vitamin D throughout pregnancy and childhood may be considered an additional preventive measure for dental caries in the primary and permanent dentition.
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