Vitamin D may help the health of the gums and teeth

Suggests a new study in the New Jersey Dental School that vitamin D may help the health of the gums and teeth may improve your smile, it was found that vitamin D can fight bacterial infections that attack gums and lead to gingivitis and tooth loss.

Tooth decay may affect children more than any other chronic infectious diseases, and left untreated can cause pain and infection that can hurt the ability to eat and talk and learn.

Nearly a third of adults may suffer from tooth decay untreated, about 75% of adults may suffer from inflammation of the gums, Experts point out that untreated gingivitis can stretch injury to the gums to the ligaments and bones in the jaw, and this problem is the main cause of tooth loss in adults.

The previous research found that vitamin D can cause lung cells to produce natural antibiotics that can kill bacteria, and now research has shown that vitamin D has the same effect on the cells gums. The new study also revealed that the cells gums such as lung cells with the capacity to activate the inactive forms of vitamin D, which means that treatment of vitamin D may be effective topically.

Studies have shown vitamin D plays an essential role in bone health, may reduce the risk of colon cancer, improves risk factors for diabetes, and relieves depression.

In addition, the researchers discovered that vitamin D participates in the expression of some genes that may have a role in the fight against infection, this discovery may lead to specific treatments using vitamin D.

Vitamin D deficiency include the exposure of others enough to sunlight and inadequate consumption of foods rich in vitamin D, experts recommend in the Vitamin D Council eating 1,000 IU per 25 pounds of body weight for healthy children greater than one year of age, and at least 5000 IU of adolescents and adults healthy, and individuals with health conditions may require more.