Open AccessASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE DEGREE OF GINGIVAL INFLAMMATION AND 25-HYDROXY VITAMIN D STATUS IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN
Author(s) -
Robert Fernando,
Sri Lelyati C. Masulili,
Robert Lessang,
Lindawati S. Kusdhany
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of applied pharmaceutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.238
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 0975-7058
DOI - 10.22159/ijap.2017.v9s2.23
Subject(s) - medicine , postmenopausal women , vitamin d and neurology , vitamin d deficiency , gingival inflammation , inflammation , bleeding on probing , gastroenterology , physiology , periodontitis , periodontal disease
Objective: To evaluate the association of the degree of gingival inflammation and 25-hydroxy Vitamin D (25(OH)D) level in postmenopausal women.Methods: A cross-sectional study involved 71 postmenopausal women. Data were obtained using questionnaires, clinical periodontal examinations, and evaluations of blood samples. Serum 25(OH)D concentrations were determined using human 25-dihydroxy Vitamin D ELISA kit.Result: Prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency among postmenopausal women was 74.64%. The papillary bleeding index (PBI) was lower (1.07±0.18) in postmenopausal women with normal serum 25(OH)D levels than that in postmenopausal women with Vitamin D deficiency (1.41±0.1). However, this difference was not statistically significant (p<0.05). This result indicated increasing trends in PBI.Conclusion: There is no association between the degree of gingival inflammation and the 25(OH)D status among postmenopausal women.