| Maintaining a beautiful and healthy smile often requires | | | | fortified cereals, canned salmon and dark green leafy |
| a lot of work, a person needs to maintain good health | | | | vegetables. |
| habits which will prevent the formation of bacteria | | | | Vitamin C |
| which causes tooth decay, cavities and other | | | | It has been estimated that nearly 1000 mg of vitamin C |
| complications but it doesn't end there, a regular | | | | are needed on a daily basis in order to prevent |
| checkup must be performed once every six months. | | | | diseases such as gingivitis which is the first stage of a |
| This dental checkup will help remove small portions of | | | | serious gum disease which causes stroke, diabetes |
| food which may be trapped between your teeth, this | | | | and even Alzheimer's. |
| portions of food cannot be removed by simply flossing | | | | Vitamin D |
| and brushing and if you left them there they will start | | | | This is a vitamin which is crucial for those people over |
| to decompose and will definitely cause bad breath and | | | | the age of 40, this because as we grow older our |
| even gum diseases. | | | | bodies don't absorb as much calcium as it did 20 years |
| Today we're going to talk about foods which actually | | | | ago. You can find vitamin D in milk, fortified rice and |
| help you promote dental health by supplying all the | | | | soy beverages, margarine, salmon and our bodies can |
| minerals and compounds which are body needs in | | | | produce it after being moderately exposed to sunlight. |
| order to build healthy teeth, let's go ahead and talk | | | | Fluoride |
| about them: | | | | This is a key element for good healthy teeth, in the US |
| Calcium | | | | authorities which are in charge of supplying the city |
| In order to have strong and healthy teeth you need a | | | | with water have approved the use of fluoride to |
| regular intake of calcium, posting can be found in foods | | | | "enhance" water because it promotes dental health |
| such as milk (diary products), sardines, rice drinks, | | | | and it is harmless to people. |