Vitamin D Deficiency and Oral Health

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Lingam Amara Swapna, Rasheed Abdulsalam

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Usually, people think that diet and lousy maintenance of teeth will affect their dental health and cause tooth decay. However, the foods you consume may also affect your teeth and gums, but that is not the primary reason. Based on various clinical studies, multiple dental issues will be linked to the Vitamin deficiencies, particularly Vitamin D will be the primary reason for the oral health damage. Vitamin D deficiency affects persons irrespective of any age. Any part of the body may affect because of Vitamin D deficiency. Some initial symptoms include muscle weakness, low back pain, proximal muscle aches, and throbbing bone pain. When it comes to oral health, Vitamin D deficiency will negatively impact dental health like tooth decay, tooth loss, gingivitis, tooth formation, and loss of tooth enamel. Apart from gum problems and tooth decay, some of the other symptoms that can be observed if you suffer from Vitamin D deficiency, particularly in adults, are tiredness, not feeling well, body aches, and severe bone and muscle pains. If you notice some of the above symptoms, your healthcare provider can diagnose Vitamin D deficiency by performing a simple blood test. If your blood test results show that you are suffering from Vitamin D deficiency, your healthcare provider will order X-rays to check your bones' strength. One can manage the Vitamin D levels by changing lifestyle habits and dietary changes to keep your levels up and spending some time under the sun, inculcating Vitamin D foods daily in your diet, and taking Vitamin D supplements suggested by your healthcare provider. They will recommend you the proper dosage based on your Vitamin D levels. In this article, we will discuss the actual linkage between Vitamin D deficiency and oral health, how Vitamin D deficiency affects dental health, and how to manage Vitamin D deficiency, etc.

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