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Posted on 7/10/2018 by Posh Dental |
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 Being outdoors is not only good for your overall health and well-being, but it's extremely important to your oral health. The natural vitamin D you get from the sun when you are outside, can help you keep a healthy smile.According to some scientific studies, vitamin D deficiency is thought to increase the risk of tooth decay and gum disease in the mouth. Nearly every patient that has dental disease also has vitamin D deficiency, in some cases. If you do not get vitamin D in your nutrition, being outside can improve your oral health because you will be absorbing sunlight directly. Why is Vitamin D Important to Oral Health?Vitamin D is not only important to help keep a healthy immune system, which in turn keeps illnesses away, but it also affects calcium absorption in your body, which is important for keeping healthy bones and teeth. Having a vitamin D deficiency, prevents your body from absorbing the calcium that it needs properly. Some conditions associated with vitamin D deficiency include:
It may surprise you to find out that vitamin D is not actually a vitamin, but a hormone, which makes it much more than a vitamin. Vitamin D is intricately related to virtually every system in your body, including your mouth. How Vitamin D Works in Your Body?Understanding that vitamin D is really a hormone and not a vitamin, and that it begins in its provitamin form where it's activated and converted into calcitriol, which is the biologically active form of vitamin D, is critical. If you do not have sufficient levels of vitamin D through the exposure to sunlight, diet or supplements, you can not only have a higher risk of serious health conditions, but your oral health can suffer. Make sure you spend plenty of time outside and you could see an improvement in your oral health. |
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