Vitamin D and How it Relates to Your Oral Health
How does Vitamin D relate to oral health? There has been a noticeable link between low vitamin D levels and higher risks of both dental caries and periodontal disease. Let’s look at each of these individually: Vitamin D: Essential vitamin for the absorption and metabolism of calcium and phosphorous. Sunlight promotes sufficient supplementation though the skin when regularly exposed to normal amounts of sun daily. Deficiency can lead to poor bone health, deformity and weakness. Vitamin D has other roles in the body, including modulation [...]