5 Vitamin D deficiency

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble hormone that can be synthesised by the body from sunlight or some dietary sources. Deficiency of vitamin D leads to the production of poorly mineralised bone and dentin. Guidance for diagnosis of active, healed and recurrent episodes of deficiency in individuals of all ages using macroscopic, radiographic and microscopic techniques are provided using the approaches set out in Chapter 2 and consideration of the basic …