Effect of Vitamin D Deficiency on Dental Caries Among School Aged Children of The Local Area of District Mardan

Dental caries and Vitamin D deficiency are a worldwide phenomenon.Therefore the study aims to explore the effect of vitamin D deficiency on dental caries among school aged children of the local area of district Mardan.A total of 800 children between the ages of 4-15 years were studied.A systematic random sampling technique was applied for sample collection.In the current research work, 800 samples were estimated for the exploration of vitamin D deficiency in school-aged children.A high percentage of Vitamin D deficiency was found in males 90(22.5%)while a very low ratio was found in females 50(12.5%).The ratios of insufficiency in the school-aged children were also high in male 110(27.5%)children as compared to female 50(12.5%)students were respectively.Aged-wise exploration of vitamin D deficiency shows that very low frequency was showed in low aged group 4-7 years 40 (10%), similarly in 8-11 years the frequency of vitamin D deficiency was 60(15%) while in the aged group 12-15 years the frequency of Vitamin D deficiency were found very high 80 (20%).Residency-wise results show that the frequency ratio of urban children was high 80(20%) as compared to rural area children 60(15%) respectively.This emerging health problem of Vitamin D deficiency and its connection with the academic career of school-going children has long-term health impacts.The present study highlighted the association between vitamin D deficiency in different age groups, genders, and socioeconomic status-wise exploration of vitamin D deficiency.