Vitamin D and dental caries in controlled clinical trials: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 88-97

  Hujoel, Philippe P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Systematic review; Ultraviolet radiation; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

COLECALCIFEROL; ERGOCALCIFEROL; PLACEBO; VITAMIN D;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DENTAL CARIES; HUMANS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84873867229     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2012.00544.x     Document Type: Review

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