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Maybe you already know that dental implants are highly effective. It’s a well-established fact – the metal posts even have a ten-year success rate of around 95% or so! That said, it never hurts to give these replacement teeth an extra edge. You should get more vitamin D once you’ve had them placed; this nutrient will ensure your implants’ success. As for how that’s possible, let your Assonet dentist explain. Here’s a primer on how vitamin D helps dental implants succeed.
Remember: Dental Implants *Fuse* With Your Jaw
Dental implants benefit from vitamin D due to how they work. Given that fact, you should review the implant process to grasp how crucial a vitamin can be.
Remember, dental implants don’t sit on your gums like dentures or dental bridges. They’re directly placed in your jaw’s empty sockets – the spaces left by missing teeth. Once dentists set them, the posts slowly fuse with your jawbone until they’re secure. This process of “osseointegration” keeps your new teeth stable and stops them from slipping or falling.
How Vitamin D Helps Dental Implants
Given the fusion process, vitamin D helps dental implants by doing two essential things. These are:
More Effective Implant Fusion
When it gets enough vitamin D, your body can absorb calcium to strengthen your bone tissues. That means the nutrient makes the implant fusion process more effective. Since it promotes bone growth in your jaw, it greatly raises the odds of your dental implants’ success.
Reduced Risk of Post-Op Infections
Besides promoting bone growth, vitamin D also strengthens your immune system to fight infections. That effect boosts implant success by reducing your risk of gum disease. After all, infected gum tissues tend to cause early implant failure; avoiding them leaves you with fewer obstacles to face.
What You Can Do to Get Vitamin D
If you want vitamin D to bring implant success, you’ll need to get plenty of it. Use these tips and tricks to up your intake:
- Eat a Vitamin-Rich Diet – Meals of fatty fish, beef liver, and fortified dairy have a lot of vitamin D.
- Take Supplements – If you can’t eat vitamin-rich foods, get vitamin D from a supplement. Ideal vitamin capsules contain 600-800 international units (IU).
- Try Sunbathing – Your body naturally produces vitamin D when exposed to sunlight. That being the case, try tanning outside; twenty minutes a day would be a good start.
Vitamin D helps dental implants succeed, but you must act intentionally. Talk to your dentist about the tips above and other ways the vitamin benefits oral health.
About the Practice
Woodside Dental Care is based in Assonet, MA. Led by Drs. Cornetta and Hanif, our practice is always ready to help patients achieve their dream smiles. We thus offer preventive, cosmetic, and restorative treatments, as well as emergency dental care when needed. Our team can even provide you with dental implants that restore your full grin! For more details or to book a visit, please reach us on our website or by phone at (508)-644-5200.