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

Abstract

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.