06/10/2022
_Did you know that vitamin D is a hormone rather than a vitamin? _
☀️After the process of synthesis is complete, the final product is a hormone. The main source of vitamin D in our body is D3 which is obtained from the sun and small amounts of D2 from our food.
☀️Vitamin D had an important role to play in dental health. It helps prevent tooth decay and gum disease. Calcium and phosphorus create enamel and under enamel is dentin. Dentin houses all the cells that the body uses to protect the blood supply and the nerve inside the tooth. Dentin cells release immune factors that can repair damaged dentin.
☀️Vitamin D has antibacterial and anti inflammatory properties and active wound-healing effects.
☀️Insufficiency in vitamin D can reduce bone density, osteoporosis, bone fracture, and can increase periodontal disease.
☀️Vitamin D is vital in promoting bone formation around dental implants. It is possible that low levels of vitamin D can adversely affect the healing process.
✅Test your vitamin D levels with a blood test available at the ndu Clinic.