Poor vitamin D levels during pregnancy linked to tooth decay in toddlers
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="vitamin">vitamin</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="pregnancy">pregnancy</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cavities">cavities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="toddlers">toddlers</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>.</p><p><span word="Previous">Previous</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="vitamin">vitamin</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="deficiency">deficiency</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defects">defects</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enamel">enamel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="toddlers">toddlers</span>' <span word="teeth">teeth</span> - <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="womb">womb</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="defects">defects</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tooth">tooth</span> <span word="decay">decay</span>.</p><p><span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="J">J</span>. <span word="Schroth">Schroth</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Manitoba">Manitoba</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dental">dental</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Winnipeg">Winnipeg</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="vitamin">vitamin</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="pregnancy">pregnancy</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="translate">translate</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="cavity">cavity</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="toddlers">toddlers</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="vitamin">vitamin</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="trimester">trimester</span> <span word="in">in</span> 207 <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="examined">examined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span> <span word="of">of</span> 135 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> 16 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="Mothers">Mothers</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="be">be</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="recruited">recruited</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="predominantly">predominantly</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vitamin">vitamin</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="range">range</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="third">third</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="low">low</span>.</p><p><span word="Depending">Depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cavities">cavities</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="used">used</span>, 23 <span word="to">to</span> 36 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toddlers">toddlers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="cavities">cavities</span>.</p><p><span word="Prenatal">Prenatal</span> <span word="vitamin">vitamin</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="toddlers">toddlers</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="cavities">cavities</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="toddlers">toddlers</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="cavities">cavities</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="journal">journal</span> <span word="Pediatrics">Pediatrics</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="vitamin">vitamin</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cavities">cavities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="toddlers">toddlers</span>.</p>
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