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Correlation of serum vitamin D and IL-8 to stages of periodontitis: a case-control analysis

Authors: Wafaa Saleh, Fatma Ata, Nessma A. Nosser, Bassant Mowafey

Published in: Clinical Oral Investigations | Issue 12/2024

Abstract

Objectives

The current literature lacks the correlation between serum levels of vitamin D and interleukin-8 (IL-8) to the stages of periodontitis. The present research objectives are to evaluate the serum levels of vitamin D and IL-8 in periodontitis participants and healthy controls and to measure their correlation with the stages of periodontitis.

Methods

The current case-control study was conducted on patients with periodontitis and healthy controls. After obtaining a questionnaire from the participants, the following clinical parameters were measured; periodontal probing depth (PPD), clinical attachment loss (CAL), plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), bleeding on probing (BOP), and tooth count. The serum levels of vitamin D and IL-8 were measured using ELISA kits. Then, we measured the correlation of the stages of periodontitis with the serum levels of vitamin D and IL-8.

Results

Ninety-eight participants; 52 with periodontitis and 46 healthy controls were included. The patients with periodontitis showed a significantly lower level of vitamin D, higher PPD, CAL, BOP, and lower number of teeth than the controls. In addition, serum vitamin D significantly correlated with the stages of periodontitis. Serum IL-8 showed no significant difference between the study and control groups while it does not significantly correlate with the stages of periodontitis.

Conclusion

The current study’s findings suggest a potential association between serum level of vitamin D with severity of periodontitis which necessitates screening vitamin D status in patients with periodontitis and investigating the possibility of vitamin D supplementation in decreasing the progression of periodontitis.

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Title: Correlation of serum vitamin D and IL-8 to stages of periodontitis: a case-control analysis
Authors: Wafaa Saleh
Fatma Ata
Nessma A. Nosser
Bassant Mowafey
Publication date: 01-12-2024
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Bleeding on Probing
Dental Plaque Index
Gingival Diseases
Gingiva Index
Vitamin D Deficiency
Published in: Clinical Oral Investigations / Issue 12/2024
Print ISSN: 1432-6981
Electronic ISSN: 1436-3771
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-024-06025-2

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