Re-Examining the Association between Vitamin D and Childhood Caries.

BACKGROUND:Previous studies have reported an inverse association between vitamin D and childhood dental caries, but whether this is causal is unclear. OBJECTIVE:To determine the causal effect of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration on dental caries experience, early caries onset and the req...

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Main Authors: Tom Dudding, Steve J Thomas, Karen Duncan, Debbie A Lawlor, Nicholas J Timpson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4686942?pdf=render