Vitamin D Deficiency as It Relates to Oral Immunity and Chronic Periodontitis

• Główni autorzy: R. A. G. Khammissa (Autor), R. Ballyram (Autor), Y. Jadwat (Autor), J. Fourie (Autor), J. Lemmer (Autor), L. Feller (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The biologically active form of vitamin D, 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D) and its receptor, the vitamin D receptor (VDR), play roles in maintaining oral immunity and the integrity of the periodontium. Results of observational cross-sectional clinical studies investigating the association betwe...