title: A review of vitamin D as it relates to periodontal disease.
abstract: Vitamin D has classically been known as a "bone hormone." But recently, vitamin D has been found to play a role in respect to systemic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and periodontal disease. It has been reported that approximately 1 billion people worldwide are either vitamin D deficient or insufficient. This paper will address the various roles that vitamin D plays in respect to systemic diseases, the effects of vitamin D deficiency, and how it is diagnosed and treated.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, Department of Periodontics, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Suellan Go
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: James Burke
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Fine
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000502:physiology*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014815:Vitamins / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D014815:Vitamins; D014807:Vitamin D