NUTRITIONAL COMPONENT OF DENTAL HEALTH
Freedenberg Family Dental Care always stresses that a balanced diet results into a good dental health. However that is not the only consideration when making choices of food that will give the best results for dental health. This is from the basic reason that food will always be passing through the mouth.
To maintain a high standard of dental health, it is important to put into consideration both the nutritional consequence of consuming a particular food and the effect on the teeth.
Plan for the nutritional composition of meals
When planning meals, it is important to know the nutritional benefits of all the food stuffs and their effects on the teeth. For instance, oranges are nutritionally beneficial to the body and the teeth because of vitamin C. vitamin C is important for prevention of gingivitis but the same oranges are rich in acid and cause erosion of the enamel. It is important to plan for the food consumed to optimize the heath of a person, in this case get vitamin C but not adversely erode the teeth.
The plan should essentially be of a balanced diet. A balanced diet plan includes all the nutrients that the body needs. That means that it should contain starch which will be gotten from cereals, vitamins from fruits and vegetables, proteins and minerals that can be gotten from animal products. However some minerals are gotten from cereals and vegetables.
When planning meals, people encouraged to include milk products and other food stuff that are rich in calcium for tooth and bone health.
Plan for when to eat and snack
Eating all the time is not healthy for the teeth. Plan for the snacks you take daily and the time when you will be taking them. Decide the space between the major meals and snacks.
Decide on the value of the drinks and
Decide to have snacks that have nutritional value to the body. When possible choose snacks that are low on sugar, and acids. But when the snack or drink chosen is high on sugar or acid, the person must make sure to rinse the mouth after consumption.
Maintain high level of dental hygiene
Dental hygiene is a very important aspect of nutritional health. A healthy mouth means healthy feeding habits. Teeth should be cleaned after a short rest from feeding to prevent erosion of the enamel.
Teeth should be cleaned at least twice a day but should be rinsed after every other drink, snacking or meal.
Keeping the mouth moist by drinking a lot of water during the day is also a very important part of maintaining oral hygiene.
Food stuff that encouraged the mouth to clean is self by prompting salivary glands to produce saliva are also important. This food stuff includes sugarcane, pears, and carrots among others.
Lastly is always important to keep a dental health expert in the equation of your oral health.
