Relation Between Serum Concentration of Vitamin D and Chronic Periodontitis Severity in Males

Abstract

Background: Vitamin D inter our bodies by two ways nutrition and sun light, and main act to control serum phosphate and calcium concentrations, in addition to immunomodulatory effects

Objective: The objective was to evaluate whether serum vitamin D concentrations are associated with severity of chronic periodontitis in Syrian men.

Materials & Methods: Chronic periodontitis severity was determined by measure periodontal probing depth (PD) for 406 healthy systemically patients aged 35-50, suffering from chronic periodontitis in addition to serum vitamin D concentrations. Spearman's rho was done.

Results:406 patients were included in this study and the sample was divided according the severity of chronic periodontitis (initial:145 patients 35.7 % moderate 158 patients 38.9% sever103 patients 25.3% the average of serum concentration of vitamin d was 25.08 ± 3.18.There was a significant indirect relationship between the serum level of vitamin D and the periodontal indices (p<0.05)

Conclusions: Low serum vitamin d concentrations may be associated with PPD. Given the high prevalence of PPD and vitamin D deficiency.