Open AccessInfluence of Vitamin D & Calcium Supplementation in the Management of Periodontitis
Author(s) -
Jayachandran Perayil,
Keerthy S Me,
Seema Kurup,
Anju Elizebath Thomas,
Angel Fenol,
Rajesh Vyloppillil,
Anuradha Bhaskar,
Sai Megha
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/12292.6091
Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin d and neurology , dental alveolus , dentistry , periodontitis , bone density , calcium , chronic periodontitis , osteoporosis , oral hygiene , gastroenterology
It has long been recognized that vitamin D is a hormone and were many studies reporting that patients in periodontal maintenance programs taking vitamin D and calcium supplementation had a trend for better periodontal health compared to patients not taking supplementation.