Do you get enough vitamin D? This vitamin is vital for so many reasons – it helps your body fight disease, may help to prevent depression, and might even help if you are trying to lose weight. And it turns out it is important for your oral health, too! Here is some information on how the success of your dental implant can depend on how much vitamin D you get.

What Is a Dental Implant?

It is important to find a solution if you are missing a tooth. Missing teeth gives your other teeth a chance to move around, which can make it hard for you to keep your teeth clean (if they are crowded tightly together) and can eventually affect your bite and lead to jaw pain.

A dental implant is a great option. Implants are made up of a titanium post and the actual implant (the part that looks like the tooth). An abutment joins the two together. The post fits into your jaw bone and acts as the roots of the tooth. The post and the jawbone have to fuse together for your implant to be successful.

How Does Vitamin D Help?

Dental implants are a great choice if you are missing teeth – they look and feel just like natural teeth. But for the implant to be successful, you have to make sure that your jawbone is healthy so that it can fuse tightly with the post. And one way to make sure your bones are healthy is to get a lot of vitamin D. Vitamin D can also help in your recovery from the implant procedure by promoting healing and preventing infection.

We get vitamin D from the sun, but you can also get it from supplements and foods such as dairy products and fatty fish (such as salmon, canned tuna, sardines, and herring). Foods and drinks such as cereal, yogurt, and orange juice can also be fortified with vitamin D.

To find out if you are a good candidate for implants, contact Bentz Dental Implant & Prosthodontic Center for a consultation. Call the office in East Norriton, PA, at (610) 272-6949 to make an appointment today.