Vitamins for dental health

If vitamins are used in the right doses, they can not only improve a person's overall health, but also have a positive effect on the condition of teeth, hair and nails. More about this on our pages

What types of vitamins are there?

Vitamins are divided into fat-soluble – these are vitamins A, K, E, D and water-soluble (vitamins C and group B).

Both vitamins are very useful for the exchange of fluids in the body, they regulate carbohydrate, oxygen, fat and mineral metabolism. There are more than 30 types of vitamins, so it is important to choose the right types and doses for dental health.

If there are not enough vitamins in the body, this can lead to poor oral health, bad breath and bleeding gums. Where do you get vitamins for healthy teeth?

Food as a source of vitamins for healthy teeth

Indeed, we mainly get vitamins from food, and not from pharmacy pills (we take them at least twice a year, and food – constantly).

The human body can produce vitamins such as K and B itself. The main location of these vitamins is the large intestine. When the body metabolizes substances similar in composition to vitamins B and K, other vitamins are formed. For example, vitamin A can be formed due to the synthesis of carotene, and vitamin PP can be formed as a result of the synthesis of tryptophan.

Where and how are vitamins accumulated?

Basically, in muscle tissues, these are fat-soluble vitamins. But water-soluble vitamins (except vitamin B12) do not have the property of accumulating. Therefore, the body needs to be constantly replenished with them.

But it is important to know that when a person takes in too many vitamins, their protective mechanisms are immediately activated, with the help of which the extra dose of vitamins is immediately excreted - and often directly with useful substances. Therefore, always consult a doctor to choose the right dose of vitamins for the health of your teeth and oral cavity.

Excess of vitamins in the body threatens hypervitaminosis, and their deficiency - avitaminosis. This must be remembered and reasonable measures must be taken.

When does a person need more vitamins than usual for healthy teeth?

If a person has gastrointestinal diseases (they are closely related to diseases of the oral cavity), pregnancy, smoking, thyroid disease, high physical or intellectual activity, taking medications prescribed for diseases, then the doses of vitamins can be significantly increased.

Vitamin A If you overdose on vitamin A, it can increase the sensitivity of the oral cavity and increase the need for other vitamins. For example, vitamins of group B and C. In turn, an increase in the dose of vitamin B1 can affect the processes in the body so much that it spontaneously begins to remove vitamin B12 and vitamin C, which is so necessary for dental health.

B vitamins In addition, if your menu is not balanced enough, the need for vitamins also changes. That is, when you are on a carbohydrate diet, for dental health and general well-being you need to include in your diet more B vitamins, namely B6 and B1, as well as vitamin C.

If you are on a protein diet, you need to replenish your vitamin supply with vitamins B6, B12 and B2, since their absorption with excess protein nutrition is much worse than with a normal diet.

How to properly balance your vitamin diet?

Studies of dental health show that oral diseases occur due to vitamin deficiencies even with a normal calorie diet of about 2,500 kilocalories. This deficiency of essential vitamins was more than 25%.

When there are not enough vitamins in a person's diet, he is haunted by such dental diseases as gingivitis, stomatitis, glossitis. These are the three most common oral diseases diagnosed by dentists every year.

To properly balance the vitamin diet for dental health, doctors prescribe vitamins in higher doses, but they must be taken for a shorter period of time than the usual courses.

For a healthy effect from the use of vitamins, it is important to combine their properties with the properties of the food consumed. For example, it is important to take vitamins B1 and C in pairs, since the latter protects vitamin C from oxidation in the body, i.e. increases its effectiveness.

• Vitamin C has the property of not allowing the vitamin to accumulate in the liver.
• Vitamin E (tocopherol) helps vitamin A not to oxidize as quickly when it enters the body.
• Vitamin D is much less toxic in high doses when combined with vitamins E and A.
• Vitamins B1, C, PP and B12 in combination are very effective for the prevention of various diseases, including diseases of the oral cavity.

Take vitamins correctly, with pleasure and always after consulting with your dentist.