Vitamins for dental health

If vitamins are used in the right doses, they can not only improve the general state of human health, but also positively affect the condition of teeth, hair and nails. About this - more on our pages

What are the vitamins?

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

Both these and other 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 kinds of Vitamins, therefore, it is important for healthy teeth to choose the right kinds and doses.

If there is not enough vitamins in the body, it can lead to poor oral health, bad breath odor and bloody gums. Where do you get vitamins for your teeth?

Food as a source of vitamins for dental health

Indeed, we mainly get vitamins from food, and not from pharmacy pills (we take them at least 2 times a year, and food - all the time).

Such vitamins as K and B, the human body can produce itself. The main location of these vitamins is the large intestine. When the body is metabolized, close in composition to vitamins B and K, then other vitamins are formed. For example, vitamin A can be formed by the synthesis of carotene, and the vitamin PP can be formed as a result of the synthesis of tryptophan.

Where and how do vitamins accumulate?

Basically, in the muscle tissue - it is fat-soluble vitamins. But water-soluble vitamins (except vitamin B12) do not have the property to accumulate. Therefore, the body must constantly replenish them.

But it is important to know that a person with excessive intake of vitamins immediately includes protective mechanisms, through which an extra dose of vitamins is immediately withdrawn - and often directly with beneficial substances. Therefore, always consult a doctor to choose the right dose of vitamins for the health of teeth and oral cavity.

The excess of vitamins in the body threatens hypervitaminosis, and the lack of them - beriberi. It is necessary to remember and observe reasonable measures.

When a person needs more vitamins for their teeth health than usual?

If a person has diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (they are closely related to oral diseases), pregnancy, tobacco smoking, thyroid dysfunction, greater physical or mental activity, taking medications prescribed for diseases, then the intake of vitamins can be significantly increased.

Vitamin A If vitamin A is overdosed, it can increase the sensitivity of the mouth and increase the need for other vitamins. For example, in the vitamins of group B and C. In turn, an increase in the dose of vitamin B1 can so affect the processes in the body that it spontaneously begins to remove from the outside vitamin B12 and such a vitamin D necessary for the health of teeth.

Vitamins of group B In addition, if your menu is not balanced enough, then the need for vitamins also changes. That is, when you sit on a carbohydrate diet, for your dental health and overall health, you need to include more B vitamins, namely B6 and B1, as well as vitamin C.

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

How to properly balance the vitamin diet?

Studies of the condition of the teeth show that the diseases of the oral cavity occur due to a lack of vitamins, even with a normal diet - about 2500 kilocalories - calorie. This lack of vitamins necessary for the body 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. This is the three most common diseases of the mouth, diagnosed every year by dentists.

To properly balance the vitamin ration for dental health, doctors prescribe vitamins in higher doses, but they need to drink for a shorter time than regular courses.

For a healthy effect from the use of vitamins, it is important to combine their properties with the properties of the food taken. For example, vitamins B1 and C are important to take in steam, as the latter protects vitamin C from oxidation in the body, that is, it increases its effectiveness.

• Vitamin C has the property not to give vitamin a and accumulate in the liver.
• Vitamin E (tocopherol) helps vitamin A not so quickly oxidize when ingested.
• Vitamin D is much less toxic at high doses when interacting with vitamins E and A.
• Vitamins B1, C, PP and B12 in the commonwealth are very effective for the prevention of various diseases, including oral diseases.

Use vitamins correctly, with pleasure and necessarily - after consultation with the dentist.