Vitamin C Helps Stop Gums From Bleeding
Vitamin C Helps Keep Your Gums Healthy
Vitamin C can help you if you suffer from bleeding gums. Studies have recently shown that people who get less than 60 milligrams of Vitamin C per day are more 150 percent more likely to develop gum disease.
If you do not get enough Vitamin C, your gums become irritated, red, and start bleeding whenever time you brush or floss your teeth. This is a sign of gingivitis, a condition caused by plaque that accumulates on your teeth. Plaque provides bacteria with a breeding ground. These bacteria attack tooth enamel and infects gum tissue. Whenever gums are infected by bacteria, they recede and form tiny pockets where more bacteria breed. This infection spreads if it is not treated. It can even reach all the way down to the roots of your teeth and to bones, causing irreversible damage as a result. This stage of gum disease is called Periodontitis, and it is the number one cause of tooth loss in American adults.
So how exactly can increased vitamin c help stop gums from bleeding? The answer lies in how vitamin c actually helps the human body. This important substance is a key element to strong bones and blood vessels. It is actually essential to anchoring your teeth to the gums themselves. When you do not get enough vitamin c, the bond between your teeth and gums is weakened, and the blood vessels themselves are more prone to rupture and bleeding.
Increasing your Vitamin C intake reverses deterioration of gum tissues and stop gingivitis in its tracks. It increases production of collagen, which is the protein that the body uses as the building blocks of all fibrous tissues such as gums. Weak tissue will become strong again, and the gum lining will be better able to resist infection by bacteria.
The best way to increase your collagen production is to begin eating foods that are rich in Vitamin C. Please understand that any fruits or vegetables begin to lose their Vitamin C content as soon as they are exposed to oxygen. Eat them as soon as you cut them open to receive the maximum benefits they provide.
Red chili peppers
Red and green sweet peppers
Broccoli, red cabbage and cauliflower
Strawberries and raspberries
Green onions
Oysters
Soybeans
Cantaloupe and honeydew
Tomatoes
Peas
You can also take supplements to ensure that you have the amount of Vitamin C you need to keep your gums healthy. Doctors recommend 1,000-2,000 milligrams per day in time-released capsules. As dentists, we also recommend taht you avoid chewable tablets because these contain sugar which is obviously not good for your tooth enamel. If you smoke, you need to add at least 35 milligrams to the normal supplemental because smoking diminishes Vitamin C in the blood stream.
Labels: calcium supplements, Gum Disease, healthy foods, vitamin c
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