Today, we are going to cover food that is important for teeth and gums to keep them healthy. We will go into detail to cover why it is important and how to use it to benefit ourselves. Most people do not pay enough attention to their teeth, just brush their teeth once, that’s it, and do not supply nutrients.
When you meet a dentist, they will recommend things like using soft soft-bristle brush or brushing twice a day or using fluoride paste or recommending other treatments or other precautions, something like that. They will not tell you about diet or nutrients that keep your teeth and gums healthy.
So today I am going to cover ingredients that help to keep your teeth and gums healthy, and food that contains those ingredients. Our body has different organs and muscles; similarly, gums and teeths the nutrient supply to them is the same for teeth and Let’s start.
Calcium
Calcium is important for bone; it is common knowledge, but we don’t give much attention to it. Our teeth are made of bone, which is why calcium is necessary to strengthen our teeth.
Which food contains calcium
Milk
Yogurt
Almonds
Dairy products
Phosphorus
Phosphorus is crucial for healthy teeth as it works with calcium to build and strengthen tooth enamel, the outer layer of the tooth that protects teeth from decay. Phosphorus has one more thing to do for teeth: it helps you to absorb calcium.
Food rich in Phosphorus
Fish
Eggs
Tofu
Dairy products
Meat
Tofu
Whole wheat and Rice
Vitamin D
Vitamin D plays a role in keeping teeth healthy. It helps in the absorption of calcium and phosphorus, which are essential for the mineralisation and strength of tooth enamel. If you take calcium and phosphorus but not Vitamin D, then it will lead to weakened teeth.
Fish
Egg
Milk
Crunchy food
Crunchy foods that contain water, like cucumber, rub your teeth naturally when chewed, such foods scrub and also clean your teeth.
Foods contain water
Cucumber
Tomato
Watermelon
Vitamin C
Vitamin C, you know that vitamin C boost your immune system, but why am I talking about Vitamin C in the topic of teeth and gums? Look at vitamin C
Strengthen our blood vessels, and at the same time, it reduces the inflammation. Inflammation is your body’s natural defence response to injury, infection or irritation. Our gums have blood vessels that carry nutrients. The better the blood circulation is better. When blood circulation is poor, you will have dark circles under your eyes or have erectile dysfunction, have dry skin.
If your blood vessels are strong, then every part of your body will be healthy. To strengthen them, you need to eat vitamin C every day
foods with vitamin C
Orange
Lemon
Bell paper
Kiwi
Papaya
Antioxidant
Antioxidants help you to protect your gums from bacterial infection, and at the same time, they protect you from cavities when cells of your gums get damaged and have bacterial infection, then antioxidants will protect you
foods for Antioxidants
all types of berries
Apple
Grapes
Berries
Garlic
Polyphenols
Polyphenol is the ingredient that protects your gums from cavities
Foods for Polyphenols
Green tea
Black tea
Flux seeds
Almonds
Soyabeans
Berries