Vitamins and your Teeth

Vitamins are the essential nutrients which play a key role in performing hundreds of roles in the

body. They help shore up the bones, heal wounds and support your immune system.

They also convert food into energy and repair cellular damage. Vitamins also play a vital role in the development and formation of teeth.

Let's see how does vitamin deficiency affects our oral cavity and sources rich in vitamins.

Vitamin A

Deficiency of Vitamin A causes delayed eruption of teeth and delayed bone formation of jaws, white patches in the mouth.
Foods rich in Vitamin A are cooked sweet potato, carrot, dark leafy greens, red bell pepper, mango, whole milk, peas, tomato, dried apricot.

Vitamin D

Deficiency of Vitamin D causes improper formation of tooth structure, delayed teeth eruption, improper alignment of the teeth.
Foods rich in Vitamin D are fish, mushrooms, orange juice, egg yolk, soymilk.

Vitamin K

Deficiency of Vitamin D causes bleeding gums
Foods rich in Vitamin K are green leafy vegetables, spring onions, chilly powder, cucumber, soya beans, olive oil.

Vitamin C

Deficiency of Vitamin C causes inflamed gums leading to redness and bleeding, ulceers formation, fou breath, bone loss, loosening of teeth.
Foods rich in Vitamin C are berries, cabbage, citrus fruits, kiwi, melons, peas, pineapple, spinach, sweet potatoes, tomato.

Vitamin B2

Deficiency of Vitamin B2 causes inflammation and redness at the tip and lateral margins of the tongue, sometimes leading to complete smoothened tongue. Paleness of the mouth,
cracks at the corner of the mouth.
Foods rich in Vitamin B2 milk, cheese, leaf vegetables, mushrooms, almond, lamb's liver.

Get the right amount of vitamins to keep your teeth and body healthy.