Vitamin C for healthy gums and teeth

As if it wasn’t good enough for you already, vitamin C can help prevent gum disease and keep your pearly whites looking great too.

If you have receding gums or tooth sensitivity, you might need to up the ante on your orange juice and banana intake. Vitamin C helps promote the production of collagen in your body – which doesn’t just mean wrinkle-free skin, but healthy gums and teeth too. Vitamin C also helps eradicate plaque and tartar build-up – the two biggest predecessors to gum diseases like gingivitis and periodontitis. Vitamin C is an essential nutrient, not to mention this powerful vitamin also helps to kill and fight against infection and bacteria.

Your traditional dentist may not tell you this because they believe periodontal exams are the best way to prevent serious gum diseases. The problem with this is that it’s not really an act of prevention if you have to have it for them to treat it. Prevention is taking steps to ensure no treatment is needed, at all. And the best way to do that, in addition to keeping your teeth clean, is to make sure you get plenty of vitamin C.

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NaturalHealth365.com