Assessment of Serum Vitamin D Levels in Young Adults and Correlation of Vitamin D Deficiency and Gingivitis | ||
| Egyptian Dental Journal | ||
| Article 14, Volume 63, Issue 3 - July (Oral Medicine, X-Ray, Oral Biology & Oral Pathology), July 2017, Pages 2413-2419 PDF (602.85 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/edj.2017.76058 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Rania Farouk Abdulmaguid1; Salah Hamed Sherif2; Hakem H. Elsayed3 | ||
| 1Lecturer at Oral Medicine and Periodontology Department Faculty of Dentistry MSA University. | ||
| 2Dean Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine MSA University | ||
| 3Head of Oral Medicine & Periodontology Dept. Faculty of Dentistry. MSA University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Assessment of vitamin D levels in serum of dental students of faculty of dentistry MSA University, with examination of plaque index, gingival index and bleeding on probing for each student. Aim: The aim of the present study is to study the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among dental students and to find out if any correlation is present between the deficiency, if present, and gingival inflammation. Material and Methods: Forty-seven students were randomly selected from the dental students in the final year from MSA University, assessment for serum vitamin D and gingival inflammation was done for all the students. Results: All the assessed students were suffering from vitamin D deficiency, the severity was variable from severe to moderate, all students were also suffering from gingivitis despite their good oral hygiene (PI) Conclusion: There was a correlation between serum vitamin D level and gingivitis which was revealed as an inverse relationship between level of vitamin D and both of gingival index and bleeding on probing. | ||
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