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Nutrition is a critical factor in your dental health. Once we evaluate your diet and eating routines, we can better assess how to optimize your dental health. We'll also be able to help identify bad habits that lead to decay or improper functionality. There are a number of practices we will recommend to you in our office that will contribute to elevating your oral health and thus your general well-being.
Your oral health is a reflection of your current health and health history. Like bones, teeth are "alive" and therefore need a constant supply of nutrients to keep them healthy and strong. Furthermore, a diet low in essential nutrients also compromises the immune system, making it more difficult to fight oral infections such as periodontitis, an aggressive bacterial infection.
Four important nutrients for dental health are: calcium, Vitamin D, magnesium and Vitamin C . One study found that women and men with calcium intakes below 500mg per day were twice as likely to have periodontal disease. Teeth, like bones, are made up of calcium so a deficiency has direct impact on their strength and integrity. Vitamin D is also critical as it helps the body absorb calcium and magnesium is part of the delivery system that helps direct the calcium you consume into your teeth and bones.
Other research has found that people who consumed less than 60mg/day of Vitamin C had three times the risk of developing gingivitis (the most mild form of periodontal disease) compared with those who consumed more than 180 mg per day. Vitamin C is important in developing and repairing connective tissue and researchers theorize that its antioxidant ability may also help prevent gingivitis.
Dr. Barsky and Dr. Remos, our Wellness Physician, will develop a comprehensive wellness program for your oral health and well-being.
