Lower Rates of Tooth Decay Linked to Vitamin D
According to a new review of existing studies, it points towards a potential role for vitamin D in helping to prevent dental caries, or tooth decay.
Published in the December 2012 issue of Nutrition Reviews, it encompassed 24 controlled clinical trials, spanning the 1920s to the 1980s, on approximately 3,000 children in several countries. These trials showed that vitamin D was associated with an approximately 50 percent reduction in the incidence of tooth decay.