Mother's Vitamin D Status During Pregnancy Will Affect Her Baby's Dental Health
New studies from the University of Manitoba suggest that low maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy may affect primary tooth calcification, leading to enamel defects. These defects are a risk factor for early-childhood decay.
Out of the 206 pregnant women in their second trimester who participated in the study, only 21 women (or 10.5%) had adequate vitamin D levels which were found to be related to milk consumption and prenatal vitamin use. Investigators also examined 135 infants with and average age of 16 months. Twenty one percent had enamel defects while 33.6% had signs of early-childhood decay.
Mothers of the children with enamel defects had lower, but not significantly so, vitamin D levels than mothers whose children did not. However, mothers of children with early-childhood decay had significantly lower vitamin D levels than mothers with cavity free children.
Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080704104315.htm
R. Eric Emery, DDS
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