Meet the editor

Prof. Dr. Öner Özdemir was born in Alaplı, Zonguldak, Turkey, in 1965. He graduated from İstanbul Medical School, İstanbul University, Turkey, and became a medical doctor in 1989. Dr. Ozdemir did his pediatric residency at the Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, İstanbul Medical School, İstanbul, Turkey. He completed his clinical fellowship training at the Pediatric Allergy/Immunology Division, Louisiana State University, Health

Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA. Dr. Ozdemir's clinical research interests are in hereditary angioedema and chronic urticaria. He has published more than 100 international and 86 national publications, 200 international and 150 national presentations, and more than 12 book chapters. He has also served as editor for five books.

Contents

**Section 1**

Vitamin D Metabolism

Vitamin D in Elderly

**Section 2**

*by Sezer Acar and Behzat Özkan*

*and Ewa Marcinowska-Suchowierska*

Vitamin D and the Immune System

and Vitamin D: A Mini-Review

*by Vikram Singh Chauhan*

*by Srđana Čulić*

**Section 3**

and Various Diseases

Vitamin D and Dentistry

*by Elif Gül Aydın and Öner Özdemir*

**Preface XI**

Vitamin D Metabolism and Deficiency **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 25**

**Chapter 3 41**

Vitamin D, Immune System and Infections **57**

**Chapter 4 59**

**Chapter 5 67**

**Chapter 6 85**

Vitamin D and Dental Medicine **107**

**Chapter 7 109**

Viral Infections, Including Influenza and Corona Virus Disease 2019,

Vitamin D and Its Relationship with the Pathways Related to Thrombosis

*by Syed Mohd, Swati Sharma, Aastha Mishra and Mohammad Zahid Ashraf*

Vitamin D Deficiency in Pregnant Women and Newborn *by Neelakanta Kanike, Naveen Kannekanti and Jenny Camacho*

*by Malgorzata Kupisz-Urbańska, Jacek Łukaszkiewicz* 

## Contents


Vitamin D and Dentistry *by Elif Gül Aydın and Öner Özdemir*


Preface

This book examines the importance and role of vitamin D in health and different diseases. It is divided into four sections that cover vitamin D metabolism and deficiency; vitamin D, immune system and infections; vitamin D and dental

The first section includes three chapters. The first, by Özkan et al., examines vitamin D metabolism and deficiency; the second, by Kanike et al., discusses vitamin D deficiency in women and newborns; and the third, by Kupisz-Urbanska

The second section includes three chapters. The first chapter by Vikram et al. describes the function and relation of vitamin D in the immune system, while the second chapter by Čulić and the third by Ashraf et al. discuss the role of vitamin D in viral infections and the human coagulation system including influenza and, conventional coronaviruses, and specifically SARS-CoV-2 and its thrombotic

In the third section, the chapters by Jagelaviciene and Aydın discuss the role and

In the fourth section, the chapter by Macido describes how vitamin D plays a role in modern diseases such as diabetes and diabetic foot ulcers. The chapter by Homann examines the role of vitamin D in central nervous system pathological processes such as different types of brain injuries and encephalopathies, stroke, meningitis, and autoimmunity including neurodegeneration. The final chapter in this section by Savelkoul et al. describes the role of vitamin D in autism spectrum disorder.

The editor is grateful to his daughter Berrin Nikâme and his wife Seval Hülya for their moral support and patience during the preparation of this book, especially during this difficult time of the COVID-19 pandemic. He also wishes to thank Author Service Manager Ms. Marijana Francetic at IntechOpen for her service.

> **Öner Özdemir, MD** Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy/Immunology,

> > Sakarya University, Adapazarı, Turkey

importance of vitamin D in periodontal diseases and dentistry.

medicine; and vitamin D and other diseases.

et al., covers vitamin D in the elderly.

complications.
