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Mineral Research Project
BY: JACK AND LANDRY
Our Question
 What minerals have physical and or
chemical effects on your teeth and what do
they do to them?
What minerals have effects on your oral health?
 Some minerals such as Calcium and Iron have positive effects on your
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oral health, but others such as Chlorine have a bad effect on your
overall oral health. Your body needs many minerals to keep your mouth
healthy and help prevent erosion of your teeth. Minerals that we found
that effect your oral health include.
Calcium
Iron
Niacin (Vitamin B3)
Riboflavin (Vitamin B12 and B2)
Fluoride
Chlorine
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
calciferol and cholecalciferol (Vitamin D)
Calcium
 Your teeth are made mostly of calcium. Without
enough calcium in your diet, you risk developing
gum disease and tooth decay. Calcium is found in
many foods and liquids, such as milk, yogurt, cheese,
beans, and oysters.
Iron
 Iron deficiency can cause your tongue to become
inflamed, and sores can form inside your mouth.
Iron is found in many foods, including liver and red
meat. Other iron-rich foods include bran cereals,
some nuts, and spices.
Vitamin B3 (niacin)
 A lack of vitamin B3 can cause bad breath and
canker sores in the mouth. To boost your B3 levels,
eat chicken and fish.
Vitamins B12 and B2 (riboflavin)
 You can develop mouth sores when you do not
consume enough vitamin B12 and B2. Red meat,
chicken, liver, pork, fish, as well as dairy products
like milk, yogurt, and cheese are good sources of
vitamin B12. Vitamin B2 is found in foods like pasta,
bagels, spinach, and almonds.
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
 Too little vitamin C will lead to bleeding gums and
loose teeth. Sweet potatoes, raw red peppers, and
oranges are great sources of vitamin C.
Vitamin D (calciferol and cholecalciferol)
 It is very important to consume enough vitamin D
because it helps your body absorb calcium. As we
explained earlier, Calcium is very important to your
teeth. A diet lacking or low in vitamin D will cause
burning mouth syndrome. Symptoms of this
condition include a burning mouth sensation, a
metallic or bitter taste in the mouth, and dry mouth.
Drink milk, and eat egg yolks and fish to increase
your vitamin D intake.
Fluoride
 Fluoride helps prevent tooth decay by making the
teeth more resistant to acid attacks from plaque
bacteria and sugars in the mouth. In children under
6 years of age, fluoride becomes incorporated into
the development of permanent teeth, making it
difficult for acids to demineralize the teeth. This is
very important because this is a big growing stage of
the teeth. Fluoride also helps speed mineralization as
well as disrupts acid production in teeth. This
process helps to prevent cavities.
Chlorine
 Tooth sensitivity caused by chlorine is very common.
Whether you’re swimming at your community pool,
the gym or even at your home, improper
maintenance or to much chlorine in the pool can
trigger damaging effects on teeth.
 Swimmers who are in the water for six hours or more
per week run the risk of yellow or brown stains
forming on their teeth. Antimicrobials found in pool
water have a much higher pH than our saliva, which
causes the proteins to break down . This then leads
to the discoloration of our teeth
Asking A Professional
 Jack asked his dentist (whom is also his uncle) about some
minerals that effect your teeth in a bad way and here is what
he said.
 Smoking is terrible for your teeth. It gives you horrible breath,
stains your teeth a yellowish color, creates a lot of plaque on
your teeth and increases your risk of gum disease. The tar and
ash coming from the cigarette smoke is what causes some of
the problems. This consists of sand, clay minerals and
bitumen.
 Chewing on hard things is also bad for your teeth. It breaks
down their enamel and if done often can make your teeth very
sensitive. The most common hard thing that people chew on is
ice. And while ice made in a freezer is technically not a
mineral naturally occurring ice is.
Wrap Up
 Working on this project we learned allot about
minerals that effect your oral health in positive and
negative ways. In the end our question had gone
from effects of fluoridation of water to minerals that
effect your oral health. Working on this project we
learned allot, but there still is allot more for us to
learn about some of the minerals that effect your oral
health.
Sources
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*. Mineralization of Bones and Teeth (n.d.): n. pag. Web. (pdf)