You, and Your Mouth, are What You Eat

Your mouth can say a lot about what you're eating and your dentist can be the first person to spot potential nutritional imbalances! 

Nutritional deficiencies result when there is an imbalance between what the body needs and what it is getting. These imbalances are reflected in the mouth where soft tissue renews as quickly as 3-7 days.

Deficiencies in folic acid, zinc and iron show up in gum disease. Nutritional deficiencies limit the body's ability to fight disease, in many cases the mouth is the first line of defense. Healthy gum tissue and saliva are crucial in fending off invading pathogens.

Minerals Vital to Good Oral Health: Zinc, Magnesium, Fluoride, Phosphorous, Iron, Copper, potassium and Iodine

Vitamins Needed for Oral Health:
Vitamin A - Improved wound healing. A deficiency increases gum tissue pockets around teeth

Vitamin C - Health gums -essential for smokers and patients with diabetes. A deficiency causes loss of gum tissue, gum bleeding, tooth mobility

Vitamin D - Strong teeth and jaw bones. A deficiency causes bone resorption in the jaws, tooth loss

Vitamin E, B2, B6 & B12 - Healthy gums and less redness and bleeding. A deficiency causes bleeding gums and dryness/sores in the corner of lips

Folic Acid - Promotes good oral health