CALCIUM IMPORTANT FOR NURSING MOTHERS’ ORAL HEALTH

CALCIUM IMPORTANT FOR NURSING MOTHERS’ ORAL HEALTH

A low-Calcium diet can harm the supporting structures around teeth and gums, especially for nursing mothers

CHICAGO- Mothers who breastfeed should be sure to have enough Calcium in their diet, or may risk bone loss around their teeth and gums, according to a new study that appears in the January issue of the Journal of Periodontology (JOP).

Researchers from Tohoku University in Japan investigated if lactation affects alveolar bone loss, the bone surrounding the roots of teeth, in rat models of experimental periodontitis. They found mothers who are lactating could put the bone structures around their teeth at risk, especially when there was not enough Calcium in their diet...

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