The object of the study was to evaluate the direct effect of high dose vitamin D supplementation on chronic periodontitis, and suggest the recommended dose for clinic use.
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by periodontal tissues inflammation and alveolar bone loss. Vitamin D is involved in stimulating osteoblasts to enable normal bone growth and preservation, also the regulation of cellular proliferation, differentiation, innate immune response and anti-inflammatory effect.Previous studies have reported the association of vitamin D levels and gingivitis and periodontitis. This study was designed as a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of vitamin D supplementation on chronic periodontitis. The study was divided into two phases. Recruitment including baseline clinical measurements was obtained and standard periodontal treatments were performed in Phase One. The randomization and intervention of vitamin D were performed in Phase Two. The 323 subjects were randomly divided into 3 groups (n=105,110,108) to receive a supplement kit containing 90 capsules of 2000 IU vitamin D, 1000 IU vitamin D, or placebo capsule for 3 months. After intervention, all the subjects were followed up after 3 months and received standard periodontal examination, including attachment loss (AL), probing depth (PD), bleeding index (BI), and panoramic radiographs were taken to evaluate alveolar crest height (ACH).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
360
Subjects took vitamin D or placebo
Attachment Loss (AL)
Examination of AL was performed with Williams probe, included six sites of each tooth: mesial buccal, buccal, distal buccal, mesial lingual, lingual and distal lingual. The outcome was the mean value of all the sites of all subjects.
Time frame: at baseline
Attachment Loss (AL)
Examination of AL was performed with Williams probe, included six sites of each tooth: mesial buccal, buccal, distal buccal, mesial lingual, lingual and distal lingual. The outcome was the mean value of all the sites of all subjects.
Time frame: 3 months after periodontal treatment
Attachment Loss (AL)
Examination of AL was performed with Williams probe, included six sites of each tooth: mesial buccal, buccal, distal buccal, mesial lingual, lingual and distal lingual. The outcome was the mean value of all the sites of all subjects
Time frame: 6 months after periodontal treatment
Probing Depth (PD)
Examination of PD was performed with Williams probe, included six sites of each tooth: mesial buccal, buccal, distal buccal, mesial lingual, lingual and distal lingual. The outcome was the mean value of all the sites of all subjects.
Time frame: at baseline
Probing Depth (PD)
Examination of PD was performed with Williams probe, included six sites of each tooth: mesial buccal, buccal, distal buccal, mesial lingual, lingual and distal lingual. The outcome was the mean value of all the sites of all subjects.
Time frame: 3 months after periodontal treatment
Probing Depth (PD)
Examination of PD was performed with Williams probe, included six sites of each tooth: mesial buccal, buccal, distal buccal, mesial lingual, lingual and distal lingual. The outcome was the mean value of all the sites of all subjects.
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Time frame: 6 months after periodontal treatment
Alveolar Crest Height (ACH)
Panoramic radiographs were taken to evaluate alveolar crest height (ACH) with measuring software (i-Dixel, One Volume Viewer, version 6.00, J. MORITA MFG. CORP. Japan). The alveolar crest height is defined as the mean of the two-dimensional vertical distance between mesial and distal alveolar crest to apical point.
Time frame: at baseline
Alveolar Crest Height (ACH)
Panoramic radiographs were taken to evaluate alveolar crest height (ACH) with measuring software (i-Dixel, One Volume Viewer, version 6.00, J. MORITA MFG. CORP. Japan). The alveolar crest height is defined as the mean of the two-dimensional vertical distance between mesial and distal alveolar crest to apical point.
Time frame: 3 months after periodontal treatment
Alveolar Crest Height (ACH)
Panoramic radiographs were taken to evaluate alveolar crest height (ACH) with measuring software (i-Dixel, One Volume Viewer, version 6.00, J. MORITA MFG. CORP. Japan). The alveolar crest height is defined as the mean of the two-dimensional vertical distance between mesial and distal alveolar crest to apical point.
Time frame: 6 months after periodontal treatment
Bleeding Index (BI)
Examination of BI was performed with Williams probe, explored under the gingival margin about 1mm, and bleeding was observed after 30 seconds. BI was scored on a 0-5 scale, higher scores mean a worse outcome.
Time frame: at baseline
Bleeding Index (BI)
Examination of BI was performed with Williams probe, explored under the gingival margin about 1mm, and bleeding was observed after 30 seconds. BI was scored on a 0-5 scale, higher scores mean a worse outcome.
Time frame: 3 months after periodontal treatment
Bleeding Index (BI)
Examination of BI was performed with Williams probe, explored under the gingival margin about 1mm, and bleeding was observed after 30 seconds. BI was scored on a 0-5 scale, higher scores mean a worse outcome.
Time frame: 6 months after periodontal treatment