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Assessment of Serum Vitamin D Levels in Young Adults and Correlation of Vitamin D Deficiency and Gingivitis

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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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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10.21608/edj.2017.76058

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Rania

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Abdulmaguid

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Farouk

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Lecturer at Oral Medicine and Periodontology Department Faculty of Dentistry MSA University.

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Salah

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Sherif

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Hamed

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Dean Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine MSA University

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Hakem

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Elsayed

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H.

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Head of Oral Medicine & Periodontology Dept. Faculty of Dentistry. MSA University

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63

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Issue 3 - July (Oral Medicine, X-Ray, Oral Biology & Oral Pathology)

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11152

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2017-07-01

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2020-03-07

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2017-07-01

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2,413

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2,419

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0070-9484

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2090-2360

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Egyptian Dental Journal

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22 Jan 2023