Torunn Børsting, Tone Natland Fagerhaug, Annemarie Schuller, Paula van Dommelen, Signe Nilssen Stafne, Siv Mørkved, Astrid Kamilla Stunes, Miriam K Gustafsson, Unni Syversen, Yi-Qian Sun, Marit S Skeie
BACKGROUND: Research focusing on the association between serum vitamin D and oral health outcomes in children, such as dental caries and molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH), shows inconsistent results. Previous studies have predominantly investigated dental caries and MIH as dichotomized outcomes, which limits the information on their distribution. In addition, the methods used for analysing serum vitamin D have varied. The present study aimed to investigate potential associations between serum vitamin D status measured by Liquid Chromatography with Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and the prevalence, as well as the number of teeth, affected by dental caries or MIH among 7-9-year-old Norwegian children...
January 22, 2024: BMC Public Health