Association between Vitamin D and dental caries in children

Abstract

Introduction: Prevalence of dental caries is still high among Mongolian children.The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between 25(OH)D status and dental caries in Mongolian children. Materials and methods: Total 216 12 years old children were involved in this study and dental caries status, some risk factors as well as Vitamin D level were examined after 2 years of study. During 2 years of study the case group children were received 14000IU25(OH)D and placebo group children were received 23IU(placebo) of vitamin D3 per week. Data were analyzed in SPSS. Results: Low vitamin D levels were found in 98.1% at baseline. The prevalence of tooth decay was increased from 72.7% to 91.7%, and DMFT was elevated from 3.12±2.48to 5.84±3.2. The number of teeth with new caries and children with new caries were not different in both groups. Conclusion: The consumption of sugar contained products was high and children were used insufÏcient fluoride contained water. Dental caries status wasn’t correlated with D vitamin levels in this study.