Minerals for calcified teeth structures Magnesium (Mg)
Minerals for calcified teeth structures Magnesium (Mg)
2/3 of body’s Mg is in bone. It’s the 3rd most prevalent mineral in our teeth.
It plays and important role in maintaining calcium homeostasis, preventing skeletal abnormalities, structure of heart muscle, other muscles and nerves, and energy production. Mg deficiency is rare in healthy adults. The organ that is responsible for the Mg plasma levels is kidneys.
Nutritional sources for Magnesium are whole grains, nuts, beans, leafy vegetables (chlorophyll molecule), bananas etc.
Hyper-state of Magnesium in the body is due to different diseases that cause kidney failure since it is the organ that controls Mg levels in blood.
Magnesium hypo-state is related to stress, Gastro Intestinal ( GI) abnormalities, alcoholism and medications. Some symptoms of Hypo-State are:
- - Neuromuscular dysfunction
- - Personality changes
- - Muscle spasms
- - Convulsions (infants)
- - Cardiac arrhythmias
- - Teeth and supporting structures can be affected
Dental considerations
Nutritional counseling for patients that report Mg deficiency. A reason to suspect Mg deficiency is when clients are diuretics. A dentist or dental hygienist should be aware of oral manifestations associated with Mg deficiency. Some of the intraoral signs in these patients are :
- Enamel or dentine hyperplasia
- Reduced alveolar bone formation
- Widened periodontal ligaments space
- Gingival hyperplasia
