Vitamin D and Periodontitis
Vitamin D and Periodontitis
Vitamin D has become important for periodontal disease due to play a role in autoimmunity,
 bone mineral metabolism and inflammation. Our aim was to investigate the relation between
 serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels, clinical periodontal parameters and blood serum
 biomarkers. The subjects were evaluated in 2 groups as chronic periodontitis (n= 30) and
 periodontally healthy subjects (n= 30). Periodontal parameters and fasting venous blood
 samples were taken from the subjects to assess each patient's periodontal status and for
 biochemical analyses (25-hydroxy vitamin D (25-OH vit D), osteoprotegerin (OPG), receptor
 activator of nuclear kappa B ligand (RANKL), C-telopeptide (CTx), tumor necrosis factor-α
 (TNF-α)).
-  Inclusion Criteria:

 -  never-smokers

 -  no history of systemic disease

 -  no patients had been under periodontal therapy and medicine for at least 6 months
 before the study

 -  no pregnancy or lactation

 -  no alcohol or antioxidant vitamin consumption.

 -  Exclusion Criteria:

 -  -