How to Have a Perfect Breath and Oral Health

Naturally

Kyle J. Norton, Master of Nutrition

Scientists may have found a phytochemical isolated from carrots which process
a significant potential in acting as a nonsurgical aid in the treatment of oral
diseases, some studies suggested.

Oral diseases are groups of a medical condition, including dental cavities,

periodontal (gum) disease, oral cancer, oral infectious diseases, trauma from
injuries, and hereditary lesions.

Some researchers suggested that oral health is an important part of your overall
health.

The Ireland dential Health Association in the article Links between oral &
general health wrote, "A healthy mouth enables not only nutrition of the
physical body, but also enhances social interaction and promotes self-esteem
and feelings of well-being" and "Bacteria from the mouth can cause infection in
other parts of the body when the immune system has been compromised by
disease or medical treatment".

Therefore, maintaining a healthy oral health may result in the reduction of the
risk, linking between oral disease and other health problems such as diabetes,
heart disease, and stroke.

Truly, there are some tips that may help you to prevent the oral health
problems, including visiting your dentist one to two times a year for a cleaning
and checkup. brush your teeth with a fluoride toothpaste a minimum of two
times per day, replace your toothbrush or toothbrush head every three to four
months and floss at least once per day, according to the article published on
health Line.

Carrot, a root vegetable with an orange color is a subspecies of Daucus carota,

belongings to the family Apiaceae, native to Asian and Europe.

In the aim to find a natural pigment with potential to improve the oral health,
researchers at the Swami Devi Dyal Hospital and Dental College conducted an
experiment on some of the various classes of pigments in nature,
particularly,the pigment lycopene, a red plant pigment found in tomatoes,
apricots, guavas, carrots, watermelons, papayas, and pink grapefruits, with
tomatoes being the largest contributor to the dietary intake of humans.

Application of lycopene not only exhibits higher antioxidant activity through

the ability as a singlet oxygen quenching phytochemical, but also exerts a
multifunctional role as a nonsurgical aid in the treatment of oral diseases like
leukoplakia, oral submucous fibrosis, lichen planus, oral squamous cell
carcinoma, and also prevents the destruction of periodontal tissues.

The findings suggested adding 1 or 2 portions of tomatoes into your daily diet
can provide a absolute protection for your oral health.

Furthermore, in the examine the link between chronic periodontitis (CP), a

multifactorial infecto-inflammatory disease caused by the interaction of
microbial agents present in the biofilm and oxidative stress (OS), an imbalance
of the ratio between free radicals and antioxidant enzymes produced by the host
body, researchers at the Federal University Rio Grande do Sul conducted a
randomised, controlled, double-blind or blind studies to evaluate the effect of
selected antioxidant
in chronic periodontitis patients.

Antioxidant including in the study are lycopene, vitamin C, vitamin E, capsules

with fruits/vegetables/berry.

At the final report of the experiment, researchers indicated that only lycopene
and vitamin E demonstrated statistically significant improvement when
compared to a control group in terms of periodontal parameters.

These results were observed through oxidative stress pattern throughout the
study. As only lycopene and vitamin E showed a reduction of the levels of
oxidative stress compared to others.

Moreover, in the evaluation of the effect of lycopene along with routine scaling
and root planing in terms of changes in clinical parameters and levels of
circulating tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), salivary interleukin 1beta (IL-
1ß), and uric acid in chronic periodontitis, researchers launched a randomized,
placebo-controlled, parallel design, double-blinded trial in a total of 42
subjects/
Out of 42 subjects were assigned to the test group (n = 21) received 8 mg
lycopene/day and placebo group (n = 21) along with adjunctive scaling and root
planing. Patients were monitored at baseline and at 2 months after therapy.

At the end of the study, researchers found that test group (Lycopene) showed
better results after therapy compared to the placebo group with all assays,
including Periodontal parameters regarding plaque index (PI), modified
gingival index (MGI), bleeding on probing (BOP).

Although the serum TNF-α value, the pro-inflammatory cytokine was not
statistically significant, it, however, showed an improvement compared to the
placebo group.

Taken all together, tomato and carrot processed abundant phytochemical

lycopene may be an adjunct therapy combined with conventional medicine for
prevention and treatment of oral diseases.

Therefore, adding 2 or 3 portions of tomatoes or carrots or intake of lycopene

supplement, according to the guideline on a regular basis may give you a
perfect breath and oral health.

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Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers
have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine
articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the karate
GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ
by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington
Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as
international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.

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