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Vitamin D is currently on everyone's lips—this applies equally to social media and scientific analyses and statements. The hype has now also reached dentistry and, above all, its surgical disciplines. So it's high time to pause for a moment and take a look at the data. Vitamin D is essential for numerous physiological functions. It is particularly well known for its central role in bone metabolism. Its importance in the immune system is therefore another point of reference for periodontal and oral surgery as well as implantology issues. Since vitamin D is synthesized primarily in the skin and only with sufficient sunlight, broad sections of the population in Europe do not have an adequate supply of vitamin D. However, if vitamin D levels are known, it is possible to provide personalized nutritional supplements. In this seminar with Prof. Dr. Clemens Walter, you will learn about the current state of knowledge on vitamin D and oral health and how you can optimize the treatment of your patients individually, taking vitamin D into account.

Highlights:

• The physiological significance of vitamin D
• Intake and endogenous synthesis of vitamin D
• Vitamin D-associated general medical conditions
• Evidence of the effect of vitamin D in
• Periodontology
• Oral surgery
• Implantology
• Vitamin D measurement at the treatment chair and options for nutritional supplementation