THE ACTION OF VITAMIN D IN PREVENTING THE SPREAD AND PROMOTING THE ARREST OF CARIES IN CHILDREN

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Abstract
In a group of 21 children whose average age was 5 [image] yrs. the addition of vitamin D in the form of irradiated ergosterol (radiostol) checked the initiation of new carious points, diminished the spread of old carious points, and arrested the infective process in many carious teeth. This investigation corroborates previous ones in which it was found that the carious process in the teeth of children could often be inhibited by increasing the intake of fat-soluble vitamins by the addition to the diet of cod liver oil, egg yolk, and extra milk. Vitamin D is a most powerful agent in these inhibitory processes.