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Influence of Maternal Prenatal Vitamin D Status on Infant Oral Health

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Both dietary interventi<strong>on</strong>s and supplementati<strong>on</strong> during pregnancy and infancy can<br />

improve the integrity <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> enamel <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> primary teeth. A l<strong>on</strong>gitudinal cohort that provided<br />

expectant women with 400 IU <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> vitamin D beginning in the 12 th week <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> pregnancy<br />

reported that infants developed significantly less enamel hypoplasia in the primary<br />

dentiti<strong>on</strong> compared with c<strong>on</strong>trols taking placebos. 87 However, this <strong>on</strong>ly involved a small<br />

sample <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the total cohort. Meanwhile, a l<strong>on</strong>gitudinal investigati<strong>on</strong> studied the influence<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> vitamin D supplementati<strong>on</strong> (500 IU or 1000 IU/day) for six m<strong>on</strong>ths in preterm children<br />

<strong>on</strong> the development <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> enamel hypoplasia in the primary and permanent dentiti<strong>on</strong>s, up to<br />

11 years <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> age. 88 Results from this study indicated that there was no significant<br />

difference in the prevalence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> enamel defects in primary or permanent teeth between<br />

those receiving 500 IU vitamin D daily or those receiving twice the dose. 88 In essence,<br />

there was no additi<strong>on</strong>al benefit found by doubling the dosage <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> vitamin D. Likewise, the<br />

benefits <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> vitamin D supplementati<strong>on</strong> during the prenatal period and infancy do not<br />

c<strong>on</strong>tinue bey<strong>on</strong>d this point to aid in the development <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> enamel in the permanent<br />

dentiti<strong>on</strong>. A recent report was unable to dem<strong>on</strong>strate that such supplementati<strong>on</strong> was<br />

associated with a decreased prevalence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> molar incisor hypomineralizati<strong>on</strong> am<strong>on</strong>g<br />

children at 12 years <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> age. 89 On the other hand, a l<strong>on</strong>gitudinal study <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> children in<br />

Mexico investigated the influence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> supplementati<strong>on</strong> during pregnancy, infancy, and<br />

childhood with vitamins and protein, including 20,000 IU vitamin D. 90 A significant<br />

difference in the prevalence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> linear enamel hypoplasia was found with children in the<br />

c<strong>on</strong>trol group having nearly twice as much enamel hypoplasia as those who benefited<br />

from this high dose supplementati<strong>on</strong>. 90 1.3-18

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