As with all our body, the health of our teeth and gums depend on our food. In addition to calcium and vitamin D, other minerals and vitamins play an essential role for the teeth and gums.
1. Healthy eating, healthy teeth
It is known that food is crucial to our overall health as naturally, affects the state of our oral health. Within these, there are nutrients whose participation in training and health of teeth and gums is essential.
These include calcium, phosphorus, fluoride, vitamin D, vitamin A and the B vitamins These nutrients are essential for the formation and maintenance of the structures of the body in general and of the teeth and gums in particular, are essential in the diet at all ages if we want to achieve and maintain a healthy mouth and a beautiful smile. Milk and dairy products are a group of foods that are an excellent source of most of these elements: calcium, phosphorus, and vitamins A and D and B.
2. Calcium
Calcium is an essential element in the formation of bones and teeth. 99% of the calcium exists in our body is in them. The remaining 1% is in the blood, extracellular fluid in adipose tissue. Calcium is necessary for the transmission of nerve impulses for muscle contraction, for the clotting of blood and heart function and blood pressure maintenance.
Also prevents the formation of colon tumors and the formation of kidney stones. If you do not eat enough, the body is forced to remove it from the bones to ensure that 1%. With that, the bones become weak and therefore, not only favors the onset of osteoporosis, but also periodontal disease. The accused before bone calcium loss is the jaw (especially the alveolar bone, which is supporting the tooth).
Therefore, the tooth loses its support and increase their mobility. By increasing calcium consumption have lead to improvements in inflammation and tooth mobility. For this is especially useful to increase calcium intake in people who have periodontal disease.
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