Vitamin D in Periodontal Health and Disease – A Narrative Review

Abstract

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays a key role in the health of bone and teeth. Vitamin D, considered as steroid hormone acts on the intestine, kidneys and bone and regulates bone remodelling that involves bone formation and resorption.
Vitamin exists in two forms vitamin D2 and D3, while vitamin D2 is predominantly formed from ergosterol of yeast under UV irradiation. Vitamin D3 is obtained from 7 dehydrocholesterol present in skin on exposure to UV rays.