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Influence of Maternal Prenatal Vitamin D Status on Infant Oral Health

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Early Childhood Caries (ECC) Pr<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ile<br />

While maternal knowledge <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> ECC, familial experience with ECC, and views about<br />

preventi<strong>on</strong> did not appear to be significantly associated with maternal vitamin D levels,<br />

the <strong>on</strong>ly variable in this secti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the prenatal survey instrument that was found to be<br />

significantly predictive <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> a participant’s mean 25(OH)D level was whether any <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the<br />

resp<strong>on</strong>dents’ children had underg<strong>on</strong>e pediatric dental surgery under general anesthesia<br />

(37.8 ± 15.8 nmol/L vs. 49.3 ± 26.8, p=.041). Although participants who had heard <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

ECC had marginally lower c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong>s, the difference was not statistically significant<br />

(46.8 ± 24.1 nmol/L vs. 53.2 ± 25.1, p=.066).<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Maternal</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>Oral</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Pr<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ile<br />

There was no significant associati<strong>on</strong> between 25(OH)D c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong>s and whether<br />

subjects thought their dental health was important during pregnancy (p=.77). Similarly,<br />

there were also no associati<strong>on</strong> between maternal 25(OH)D status and when they had last<br />

seen a dentist (p=.61), and the frequency between dental visits (p=.40).<br />

Meanwhile, ANOVA revealed a significant relati<strong>on</strong>ship between 25(OH)D and<br />

how participants rated their oral health (p=.014). The fair oral health and poor oral health<br />

groups were then combined and further t test analysis revealed that those who rated their<br />

oral health as good had significantly higher vitamin D levels (54.6 ± 28.8 nmol/L vs. 44.4<br />

± 20.6, p

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