Assessment of Oral Manifestations, Periodontal Status, and Vitamin D Levels in Postmenopausal Women: A Cross-sectional Study

1] he deficiency of vitamin D is now recognized as a significant public health problem, and it is also regarded as an epidemic. itamin D is a steroid hormone that plays an important role in bone and calcium metabolism, growth and differentiation of cells, immune modulation, cardiovascular function, and antimicrobial action. It is also known to affect the pathogenesis of periodontal disease through a protective role on