Good calcium for teeth: a list of vitamins

Everyone wants to have beautiful, and most importantly, healthy teeth. For this to happen, parents force their babies to drink milk, have curds and semolina, and advertising forces TV viewers to take dietary supplements that contain calcium for their teeth and bones (the chemical sign of the element Ca). Of course, milk and cottage cheese are very useful. The truth is also in the advertising of dietary supplements, but not all of them are equally valuable in the replenishment of the organism with the necessary macro- and microelements. To understand which of the drugs available on the pharmaceutical market with calcium are useful, and which are useless, our article suggests.

Why do we need calcium

Let's repeat the truism: calcium for teeth and bones is necessary, as air for breathing. In the earth's crust, it is relatively large, as much as 3.38% of the total mass, but it is so chemically active that it practically does not exist in its pure form. Basically it is in various compounds (plaster, marble, lime). Some people gladly chew chalk, which consists of calcium carbonate and various chemical additives that do not have the most beneficial effects on the body. Therefore, it is more reasonable to use medicines with calcium, and use chalk in economic needs.

Why does the body of calcium know everything - it strengthens bones and teeth, because in these tissues this is the main building material. But not everyone knows that calcium is needed for proper reduction of cardiac muscles, hormone production, maintenance of osmotic blood pressure and regulation of its coagulability. That's what this chemical element is.

Why is calcium deficiency formed in the teeth?

Supplemental calcium for teeth and bones in the form of vitamins and nutritional supplements, despite the calls for advertising, is not always necessary and not for everyone. The process of exchange is continuously taking place in the human body. In bone tissues they are extremely slow. Teeth and bones, containing 99% of all the calcium present in the body, can be called the "pantry" of this element. In his blood a little, but the metabolism there is very fast, and calcium is used the one that people consume with food. If it is enough, all processes proceed smoothly. If this macronutrient starts to be missed, the brain gives the command to take it from the "storerooms", that is, teeth and bones, causing them to gradually collapse. That's when you need to buy special drugs. The causes of calcium deficiency can be the following:

• Irrational nutrition;
• A lack of vitamin D, without which Ca is not digested;
• Some diseases (pancreatitis, thyroid and kidney problems, intestinal diseases, allergies, candidiasis and others);
• Taking diuretics;
• Taking laxatives (long-term);
• pregnancy;
• stress;
• Alcohol abuse;
• smoking.

Natural sources of calcium

Many doctors believe that if a properly eating person does not have the above-mentioned health problems, he does not need additional calcium for the teeth and, in general, for the body. This macronutrient is found in foods such as poppy seeds (it is the record holder, it contains 1460 mg in 100 grams), sesame, almonds, hazelnuts, parsley, dog rose, milk, whey. But in the curd of Ca only 80 mg per 100 grams, but it has a lot of protein. Some products contribute to the washing out of calcium. These are all fats and sweets. There are also products that interfere with its assimilation. This spinach, currants, sorrel, chicken, fruits and vegetables, containing a lot of fiber. Therefore, to ensure that the calcium received by the body is not lost and absorbed completely, it is impossible to combine, for example, milk and a sweet bun, and all preparations containing the element Ca should be drunk between meals.

The norms of calcium and other important elements

Throughout life a person needs a lot of vitamins, macro and microelements, and for each age the norms vary. This should be taken into account when choosing calcium preparations for your teeth. It is important to remember that pure calcium is not absorbed. This requires vitamin D ₃ . In addition to helping with absorption of calcium in the intestine, D ₃ helps regulate its quantity in the blood, promotes proper bone growth and healing of their fractures. The person receives D ₃ with different products, plus, it is produced when staying in the sun. Other vitamins (A, C, E, B) and trace elements also help the absorption of calcium and the performance of its functions in the body.

The need for other vitamins:

• A - for babies 0.5 mg, for adolescents 1 mg, for adults 2 mg, for pregnant women 2.5 mg.
• E - 8 to 10 mg, but those who do not eat meat, the norms are higher - from 16 to 20 mg.
• C - from 70 to 100 mg, for pregnant women up to 150 mg.
• B ₁ - from 1.6 to 2.5 mg.
• B ₂ is from 1.3 to 2.4 mg.
• B ₃ - 5 mg, for pregnant women up to 10 mg.
• B ₅ - 6 to 8 mcg.
• B ₆ - from 1.7 to 2.2 mg
• B ₈ - from 1 to 1.5 g.
• B ₁₂ - 3 mcg, for pregnant women 4 mcg.

The balanced composition of all substances necessary for the body is available only in natural products. They also contain the best calcium for teeth. Its shortage at the initial stages can be suspected on the following grounds:

• Irritability, insomnia;
• Cramps in the muscles, nervous tics;
• weak immunity;
• High blood pressure;
• Loss of hair in large quantities.

And such symptoms as fragility of bones and problems with teeth appear not immediately. Therefore, all people, even those who have good teeth, should eat daily useful vitamins and calcium-containing foods.

Folk remedies

According to the generally accepted opinion, the source of calcium can be:

• eggshell;
• a piece of chalk;
• lime.

Research scientists have shown that the chicken eggshell contains a very "good" calcium for the teeth. There it is about 90%, and all of it is perfectly assimilated. The remaining 10% account for 27 important trace elements, including iodine, sulfur, iron, magnesium, sodium, molybdenum, potassium, phosphorus, zinc. Doctors recommend taking eggshells as a nutritional supplement for those diagnosed with calcium deficiency. The disadvantage of such a preparation is the method of its preparation. The shell needs not just to be thoroughly washed, but also to boil, separate the film and crush it into powder.

Chalk and lime in its composition also contain a lot of Ca, but do not contain D ₃ and other vitamins, so all the calcium present there can be called "bad." Once in the digestive tract, it is not digested, but settles in the intestines, destroys the microflora there and does not allow any other products to be digested. As a result, a person gets constipation, flatulence, dysbiosis.

Calcium in medical preparations

The pharmaceutical industry produces several categories of dietary supplements containing calcium for teeth, vitamins and trace elements. Let's compare their composition by the percentage content of the main substance Ca:

• Calcium carbonate - 40%;
• Calcium gluconate 9%;
• Calcium citrate - 21%;
• Calcium lactate - 13%;
• Calcium chloride - 10%;
• Calcium glycerophosphate - 200 mg in a tablet.

It is important to note that the human body not only "takes" the chemical element of Ca, but also "gives back". For example, when it is 1000 mg, approximately 900 mg is excreted with feces and urine. Therefore, you need to add a new Ca daily.

Overview of the types of calcium

With an abundance of all kinds of medical and preventive drugs in the pharmaceutical market, the question arises as to which calcium to buy teeth for.

One of the best doctors call calcium lactate. It is well absorbed, does not irritate the mucous membrane of the digestive tract. Use it is not possible for those who do not tolerate lactose, suffering from thrombosis, atherosclerosis, who have metastases in the bones. Another minus of the drug - calcium lactate can cause heartburn.

Calcium citrate is well absorbed, practically does not cause side effects, but it reduces the absorption of certain antibiotics of the tetracycline group, quinols (among them ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin), bisphosphonates, estramustine, levothyroxine.

Calcium carbonate in the stomach reacts with the hydrochloric acid present there, resulting in the formation of CO ₂ . In this case, a person suffers from bloating, belching, colic. The advantage of calcium carbonate can be called its comparative cheapness.

Calcium gluconate for teeth is the most common and cheap. It is prescribed as a curative and as a prophylactic drug. It is produced in solutions for intravenous administration and in tablets of 500 or 250 mg. Since pure calcium in them is very small, and an adult should eat 15 grams of calcium gluconate daily, it will be 30 tablets (500 mg each) and 60 tablets (250 mg each)!

Calcium chloride is available exclusively as a solution for intravenous administration or oral administration. The injections with it are called "hot" because of the caused sensation of a burning sensation. They are quite painful, contribute to lowering blood pressure, can provoke acidosis. Taking calcium chloride medicine causes irritation of the digestive tract.

Calcium glycerophosphate is well absorbed, but can cause vomiting, diarrhea, allergic rashes, but this drug leaves in the body immediately two useful elements - calcium and phosphorus.

Brief description of drugs for adults

In each pharmacy there are a lot of medicinal and preventive means, in the composition of which there is calcium for the teeth. Here are just a few of them:

• "Calcium D3 Nycomed" contains in each tablet 500 mg of Ca and 200 IU of vitamin D ₃ .
• "Calcium D3 Nycomed Forte" contains 500 mg of calcium and 400 IU of D ₃ .
  
  Both drugs are prescribed as an additional source of calcium for the prevention and treatment of bone and teeth diseases, against brittle nails and hair loss. Produced in chewable fruit and mint flavor.
  Analog - "Complicant calcium D3".
  
  
• "Natekal D3" is also available in the form of chewable tablets. One contains Ca 600 mg, and vitamin D ₃ - 400 IU. This drug is convenient for people who need more calcium daily (pregnant, elderly, athletes).
• "Vitrum calcium + D3" is produced in tablets, which must be swallowed and washed down with water. In each Ca 500 mg, D ₃ 200 IU. This drug regulates the exchange of not only calcium, but also phosphorus, replenishes the deficiency in Ca and in D ₃ .

Calcium for children's teeth

Babies may be prescribed calcium-containing drugs even before their teeth break through. The basis is the lag in growth, underweight in weight, rickets. For children, preparations with calcium are released in the form of delicious chewable tablets with various flavors, and for babies in the form of a powder, from which it is necessary to prepare a suspension.

Among well-proven such drugs:

• "Complicant calcium D3." In the kit a measuring spoon, in order to prepare a solution, take an exact amount of powder.
• «Multi-tabs». In this preparation there is calcium plus a whole complex of vitamins necessary for the growing children's organism. It is issued separately for different ages (up to a year, up to four years, up to eleven).
• "Tiens". This is a preparation in the form of a powder, from which it is necessary to prepare a solution. The manufacturer recommends that you consume it with food.

Reviews

Very many people take calcium as a preventive or curative remedy for their teeth. Feedback on the visible effect is generally positive. Many note the improvement of the state of tooth enamel, nails (cease to separate), hair. Parents report that their children after receiving calcium-containing drugs improved their teeth, immunity increased, posture improved.

As a weakness, some respondents note pain in the abdomen after taking calcium-containing medications, rashes on the skin, increased gas production.