Vitamin D deficiency (serum 25(OH)D < 50 nmol/L) vs Normal vitamin D level (serum 25(OH)D ≥ 50 nmol/L): Dental caries
- Population
- Children with deciduous dentition (<6 years)
- Intervention
- Vitamin D deficiency (serum 25(OH)D < 50 nmol/L)
- Comparison
- Normal vitamin D level (serum 25(OH)D ≥ 50 nmol/L)
- Outcome
- Dental caries
In children with deciduous dentition, vitamin D deficiency was associated with a 68% higher caries risk (RR 1.68; ungraded).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Vitamin D deficiency (serum 25(OH)D < 50 nmol/L) vs Normal vitamin D level (serum 25(OH)D ≥ 50 nmol/L) Dental caries · Children with deciduous dentition (<6 years) · Deciduous dentition In children with deciduous dentition, vitamin D deficiency was associated with a 68% higher caries risk (RR 1.68; ungraded). Correlation between vitamin D levels in serum and the risk of dental caries in children: a systematic review… (2023) All outcomes | RR 1.68 [1.57, 1.79] | 6 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Correlation between vitamin D levels in serum and the risk of dental caries in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2023 All outcomes | 6 January 2023 (no time restrictions) | 13 | Not applicable |
Related questions
The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.
- Vitamin D deficiency (serum 25(OH)D < 50 nmol/L) vs Normal vitamin D level (serum 25(OH)D ≥ 50 nmol/L) · Children (<19 years) · 1 review
- Vitamin D deficiency (serum 25(OH)D < 50 nmol/L) vs Normal vitamin D level (serum 25(OH)D ≥ 50 nmol/L) · Children (mixed dentition; baseline about 8 years) · 1 review
- Vitamin D deficiency (serum 25(OH)D < 50 nmol/L) vs Normal vitamin D level (serum 25(OH)D ≥ 50 nmol/L) · Children with permanent dentition (>12 years) · 1 review
Studies behind the findings
The primary studies the full-text reviews tie to this outcome. Reviews with headline outcomes only do not list them here.
- Serum Levels of Vitamin D and Dental Caries in 7-Year-Old Children in Porto Metropolitan Area. · 2021 · included by 1 of these review
- Associations Between Prenatal, Perinatal, and Early Childhood Vitamin D Status and Risk of Dental Caries at 6 Years. · 2021 · included by 1 of these review
- Serum cotinine, vitamin D exposure levels and dental caries experience in U.S. adolescents. · 2019 · included by 1 of these review
- Vitamin D status and dental caries in healthy Swedish children. · 2018 · included by 1 of these review
- A cross-sectional study on the association between vitamin D levels and caries in the permanent dentition of Korean children. · 2018 · included by 1 of these review
- Combined deficiencies of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and anemia in preschool children with severe early childhood caries: A case-control study. · 2018 · included by 1 of these review
- Suboptimal Serum Vitamin D Associated with Early Childhood Caries in Special Health Care Needs Children. · 2018 · included by 1 of these review
- Vitamin D and Dental Caries in Children. · 2016 · included by 1 of these review
- Evaluation of an interdisciplinary preventive programme for early childhood caries: findings of a regional German birth cohort study. · 2016 · included by 1 of these review
- Association of vitamin D and dental caries in children: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2006. · 2016 · included by 1 of these review
- Re-Examining the Association between Vitamin D and Childhood Caries. · 2015 · included by 1 of these review
- Vitamin D status of children with severe early childhood caries: a case-control study. · 2013 · included by 1 of these review
- The relationship between vitamin D and severe early childhood caries: a pilot study. · 2012 · included by 1 of these review
How reviews are matched to this question
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