Diego Fernando López1*, Valentina Rios Borrás2 and David Alejandro Rivera2
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1Assistant Professor Orthodontics Graduate Program, School of Dentistry, Universidad
del Valle, Imbanaco Medical Center researcher, Colombia
2Senior Resident, Orthodontics Graduate Program, School of Dentistry, Universidad del
Valle, Colombia
*Corresponding Author: Diego Fernando López, Assistant Professor Orthodontics Graduate Program, School of Dentistry, Universidad del Valle, Imbanaco Medical Center researcher, Colombia.
Received: May 19, 2020; Published: June 24, 2020
The knowledge about vitamin D role in human physiology is highly relevant in Dentistry, particularly considering the current world health emergency (pandemia) of the disease known as COVID-19, caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. The deficiency of some nutrients including vitamins and hormone precursors is a factor predisposing to disease and susceptibility to infections of the respiratory tract. Additionally, in orthodontics, vitamin D is able to increase dental movement and in Implant Dentistry improves osseointegration. The aim of the present review is to provide information regarding COVID-19 and vitamin D role in the immune system and respiratory system, useful for the dental staff to help patients and themselves to take preventive actions to mitigate the consequences of COVID-19 pandemia in near future.
Keywords: Dentistry; Prevention; Vitamin D; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19
Citation: Diego Fernando López., et al. “Vitamin D: Another Protection Barrier for the Dentist in Times of SARS-CoV-2”. Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 4.7 (2020): 79-88.
Copyright: © 2020 Diego Fernando López., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.