Healthy teeth - the key to good health of the baby, and calcium - one of the most important minerals that are known to be the basis not only of dental tissue, but also all the bones of the human body.
It is no secret also that the need for this mineral in children is several times higher than in adults, and its deficiency leads to serious consequences and particularly affects dental health.
To save the baby's mouth in order, in addition to the obligatory daily hygiene, you must enter the following products in the diet.
Hard cheese
Since the main "product" Calcium is found in milk and dairy products - yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, yogurt, these food items should be made mandatory in the children's diet. Champion of the calcium content among fermented milk products is clearly a hard cheese.
In addition to the maximum calcium content, this product has another important property, namely: during chewing a piece of hard cheese in the mouth saliva production is enhanced while its acidity normalized. Thus, there is a natural cleaning of dental enamel against pathogenic bacteria.
Much calcium is also found in sesame seeds, almonds, broccoli, basil, fresh parsley.
FISH
Faithful companion of calcium, which helps the minerals quickly and easily assimilated - vitamin D, which is in another is called "sun."
The lion's share of this vitamin when exposed to UV radiation (sun) produce skin cells. However, add the right amount of food is as important for the health of the tooth enamel.
Much vitamin D is found in fish oil-rich (salmon, tuna, cod, mackerel), hard cheese, butter and egg yolk.
CARROT
Carrots - the main source of readily available beta-carotene, which is converted in the body into vitamin A, necessary for strengthening periodontal tissue, making teeth closely held in the gums. In addition, it helps to preserve the enamel density, normalizes the work of the salivary glands, and promotes the formation of high-grade and recovery of tissue cells.
Solid carrots helps to "train" the jaw and give them the necessary load, it is useful to give the baby to chew on it in between meals.
Besides carrots source of beta-carotene are dairy products (especially cheese), broccoli, leek, sweet potato.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW
- Tooth enamel does not like sharp temperature drops. If the hot tea to eat ice cream, a thin protective layer that protects the teeth, covered with micro-cracks, and only through them, the bacteria easily find their way to the baby teeth.
- The main enemy of the tooth enamel - sugar. However, it does not necessarily completely abandon sweet. Just after the baby has eaten, for example, a chocolate bar ask him to rinse your mouth or let him chew on a piece of cheese.
- Teach crumbs sure to brush your teeth before going to bed, and not to eat anything after this procedure and do not drink, special sweet.
