Micronutrients and Oral Health an Opportunity to Prevent Oral Diseases

Abstract

Nutrition plays an important role in oral health as it affects the growth of craniofacial, dental and periodontal structures. When adequate food is not unavailable, oral health may be impaired, and even overexposure to the diet may also inversely affect. Therefore, there is interdependency between nutrition and oral health. The importance of Micronutrients in normal function is becoming increasingly apparent and insufficient micronutrient intake has both short term and long-term consequences. Micronutrient assessment of suspected individual and appropriate supplement therapy may assist in dental disease prevention.

Importance of micronutrients in the oral cavity

“…The observation showed that thecaries-free group had a higher level of copper 35 . It has been shown to inhibit S-H containing enzymes on rodents, which may impede acid production in dental plaque and caries 36 . Deficiency of zinc and copper increases the risk of infectious diseases 37 .…”

“…Istovremeno, treba da budemo svesni toksičnih efekata fluoride, koji mogu dovesti do pojave fleka na zubima od blagih, bele boje (Slika 3), do ekstremno izraženih, braonkaste prebojenosti i doprineti formiranju rupica u gleđi 36 . Kao što je pomenuto , nedostatak fluorida može dovesti do povećanja zubnog karijesa, ali ne utiče na sluzokožu.…”