Low vitamin D status strongly associated with periodontitis in Puerto Rican adults

BACKGROUND: Periodontitis and vitamin D deficiency are both highly prevalent in Puerto Rico. The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the association between vitamin D levels and periodontal disease in Puerto Rican adults. METHODS: A sex-, age-, and BMI-matched case-control, cross-sectional study...

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Autores principales: Abreu, Orlando J., Tatakis, Dimitris N., Elias-Boneta, Augusto R., López Del Valle, Lydia, Hernandez, Rafael, Pousa, Maria S., Palacios, Cristina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5010763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27590456
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12903-016-0288-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5010763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27590456
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12903-016-0288-7

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