Pages tagged with "Dental"

128 pages, most important first (overviews, then meta-analyses, then RCTs, then newest). Combine with another topic

• Vitamin D and Periodontal Disease – continuing education
• Caries (tooth decay) and Vitamin D - many studies
• Dental Implants helped by Vitamin D - many studies
• Vitamin D toothbrush, chewing gum, oral spray, oral health, etc. - many studies
• Periodontitis reduced by Vitamin D - many studies
• Off Topic: Xylitol reduces cavities, preterm births, osteoporosis, RTI, obesity, diabetes, etc. - several studies
• Tooth Enamel helped Vitamin D - several studies
• Tooth loss increases Cancer Risk (low vitamin D associated with both) - several studies
• Rickets – major dental problems when have low vitamin D – several studies
• Vitamin D cut dental caries in half in 1930's – RCT meta-analysis
• Tooth transplant - best success if Vitamin D level under 70 ng - meta-analysis Nov 2025
• Prenatal vitamin D deficiency increases risk of dental cavities by 35% - meta-analysis
• Early Childhood Caries 1.4 times more likely if 20-30 ng of Vitamin D – meta-analysis
• Omega-3 helped periodontal treatment (details behind paywall) - meta-analysis
• Dental caries 1.22 X more likely if Vitamin D Deficient – meta-analysis
• Upper canine teeth extracted faster if take Calcitriol (a form of Vitamin D) - RCT
• Dental implants improved by nanoemulsion Vitamin D - RCT
• Gingivitis (inflammation of the gums) substantially reduced by Vitamin D – RCT
• Chronic Periodontitis reduced by Vitamin D (60,000 IU weekly for 8 weeks) – RCT
• Teeth alignment completed faster if good levels of vitamin D – RCT
• More dental implant bone growth if high vitamin D (natural or supplement) – RCT
• Wisdom tooth (3rd molar) extraction helped by Vitamin D loading dose – RCT
• Half as many tooth enamel defects in child if 2400 IU Vitamin D in late pregnancy – RCT
• Chronic Periodontitis reduced by Omega-3 – RCT
• Dental implants lost 2X more jawbone in 3 years when Vitamin D was < 20 ng - observational
• FDA Takes Action to Restrict Fluoride Supplements for Children - Jan 2026
• Generalized Aggressive Periodontitis is 3X more likely if too much Vitamin D-Binding Protein
• Root Canals healed better in 4 ways if >20 ng of Vitamin D
• Chair-side vitamin D test for 80 nmol: $13
• Grinding teeth while sleeping (sleep bruxism) 6 X more likely if low vitamin D
• Periodontitis, pocket depth, tooth attachment, plaque index. etc improved by Vitamin D
• Peridontal Health improved by Vitamin D in many ways - Feb 2026
• Skip the drill: evidence-based alternatives to cavity fillings (includes Vitamin D)
• Dental
• Jaw cancers due to medication after extraction (MRONJ) 8.7 X higher risk if low vitamin D
• Low Calcium (Hypocalcemia) in infants: the principal cause is low Vitamin D
• Faster Tooth movement (orthodontics) if high-dose Vitamin D
• Malocclusions 5X higher risk if poor Vitamin D Receptor or low Vitamin D
• Caries reduced in 6 ways by Vitamin D
• Afib has doubled, perhaps due to Porphyromonas gingivalis in gums, which is fought by Vitamin D
• Poor oral health increases CVD risk if low Vitamin D
• Vitamin D may provide the most periodontal benefits of all nutraceuticals
• Dental caries cut in half by vitamin D, review of 24 old clinical trials
• More dental caries in children who have less than 30 ng of Vitamin D – Review
• How Vitamin D3 Helps Fight Cavities - Mercola
• Activated Vitamin D (calcitriol) injection speeds up orthodontic tooth movement (growth)
• Childhood Dental Caries about 2X more likely if Vitamin D is less than 20 ng – review
• Dental Caries 2.2 X more likely if low Vitamin D (NHANES)
• UVB added in classroom reduced cavities, increased height, increased academics. etc
• Caries in deciduous teeth about 2X more likely if low vitamin D – Review
• Periodontal Health helped a bit by small amounts of vitamin D for short durations – review of 4 studies
• Strontium and vitamin D patented in 2008 for periodontitis, gingivitis
• Periodontal Inflammation in seniors ceases to increase when Vitamin D is higher than 27 ng
• Periodontal Disease and Vitamin D - interview and transcript - GRH, Grant
• Severe periodontitis is half as likely at 60 ng of vitamin D
• Dental caries associated with poor Vitamin D receptor – 2016
• 800 IU vitamin D helped periodontal surgery
• Dental problems if low Vitamin D (Hill's, Global Rec.) - Grant
• Chronic periodontitis associated with low vitamin D and low vitamin B12
• increased Periodontal Disease risk if low Vitamin D, Magnesium, Omega-3 - GRH
• Poor oral bacteria associated with poor Vitamin D Receptor
• The worse the Periodontitis, the lower the Vitamin D
• Periodontitis problems often 3X more likely if poor Vitamin D receptor
• Teeth getting worse due to lower level of vitamin D during the past 5,000 years
• Osteoporosis, periodontal and other diseases share a risk factor – low vitamin D
• 3X fewer infant dental caries if good level of vitamin D while pregnant
• Dental implants 10 percent better with topical vitamin D (in dogs)
• 1.8 X more likely to have additional Dental Implant Failure if poor Vitamin D Receptor
• Dental implants more successful if higher level of vitamin D
• Severe infant caries 10X higher risk if low vitamin D (under 14 ng)
• How tooth decay due to vitamin D deficiency came to be treated with Fluoride
• Vitamin D treats many oral problems (teeth, gums, cancer, etc.) – Scoping review
• Some Dental Malocclusions 5X more likely if low vitamin D
• Great Teeth if 10X more fat-soluble vitamins (Vitamin D) - 1935
• Gingivitis inflammation (retracted)
• Low Level Laser Therapy (PBM) helped by Vitamin D (dental stem cells in this case)
• Risk of Oral Surgery reduced by Vitamin D – scoping review
• Periodontitis probably related to low Vitamin D – review
• Severe childhood dental problems 2.4 X more likely if breastfed for more than two years (low vitamin D)
• Pregnant women 2X more dental problems when vitamin D less than 30ng
• Virtually all infants in Poland got 400 IU of Vitamin D daily (not enough, non-daily is better)
• Tooth abscesses 3.4 X more likely if low vitamin D
• Dental implant failure 4 times more likely if low vitamin D (not statistically significant)
• Vitamin D Deficiency and Oral Health: A Comprehensive Review
• Increased dental decay if take Calcium without Magnesium
• Gums can activate Vitamin D locally (like most tissues)
• American Dental Association, like the AMA, follows the money not the science
• Teeth from 19th century London indicate that most children were Vitamin D Deficient
• Vitamin D deficiency indicated by pulp tooth shape (X ray)
• Paleopathology – Vitamin D and bones, teeth during the past 2,000 years – meeting
• Review of 10 dental health and Vitamin D studies – 2019
• Teeth enamel problems (MIH) 11 percent less likely with just 4 ng more vitamin D
• Autism associated with low Zinc during pregnancy (Zinc is needed by Vitamin D Receptor)
• Teeth fall out 2X more often if have less than 30 ng of vitamin D
• Vitamin D: (The D Stands for Dentist)
• Periodontitis treated by 4,000 IU of Vitamin D (pilot study)
• Periodontitis associated with low Vitamin D if dark-skinned
• Half as many teeth problems if higher cord blood level of vitamin D
• Long duration Hormone Deficiency therapy can result in dental problems, need more low vitamin D
• Vitamin B12-fortified toothpaste helped (Vitamin D tooth powder also helps)
• Hypothesis: Periodontal disease is related to vitamin D – 2010
• More sunshine: more teeth (1862), fewer cavities (1934)
• Periodontitis with low Vitamin D increases risk of Diabetes by 2.8 X
• No tooth decay in children with adequate Vitamin D (small study)
• Periodontal diseases are treated by Vitamin D - how much is needed, and when
• Pregnancy Vitamin D levels less than 40 ng probably results in poor fetal tooth mineralization
• Poor Periodontal associated with low vitamin D in 65 percent of cross-sectional studies – review
• Early tooth decay 1.9 X more likely if a poor Vitamin D receptor
• Periodontal disease 1.5 times more likely if low vitamin D
• Chronic Periodontitis 9.6 times more likely if smoke and have poor Vitamin D Receptor
• Severe tooth decay in children unless supplemented with Vitamin D drops
• Genes associated with low vitamin D also associated with childhood tooth decay
• Dental health improved with more than 800 IU of vitamin D
• Even 1000 IU vitamin D reduced periodontitis
• Dental Caries risk in children cut in half if more than 20 nanogram of Vitamin D
• Poor oral health for young women with low Ca and low vitamin D
• Tooth loss reduction by 15 percent associated with 10 ng higher vitamin D
• Tooth decay and bleeding gums associated with low vitamin D in postmenopausal women
• UVB and Vitamin D might decrease dental caries better than fluoride
• Dental group increases Vitamin D but does not reduce Calcium
• Teeth and vitamin D - from Book - Sunlight Solution
• Children with severe caries were 2X more likely to have inadequate vitamin D
• Dental and breast cancer might be linked by Vitamin D
• UVB and vitamin D decrease dental problems
• Vitamin Deficiency Underlies Tooth Decay – 2009 and 1931
• Missing molar and 12X increase in breast cancer – probable vitamin D link
• Might use Vitamin D for cystic fibrosis and topically on skin
• Vitamin D and minimum cereal minimized tooth decay – in 1932