nutrition in dev of oral tissues Flashcards
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Function of Food (Nutrients)
provide energy source of body work, provide structural component, and maintenance of oral tissues. Regulate metabolic processes, maintain a constant internal environment
Provide energy source of body work
– Energy is stored as ATP in cells, glycogen in liver, fat in
adipose tissue.
– Mainly from carbohydrate and fat.
Provide structural components for growth,
development, and maintenance of oral tissues
– Mainly from protein (collagen), minerals (calcium and
phosphorus), fat, water.
Regulate metabolic processes
– Carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals, water
Maintain a constant internal environment
– By controlling the fluid balance & temperature.
– Mainly from water, protein, fat, mineral
Nutrition
– Is the intake of nutrients such as proteins, fats and
carbohydrates, vitamins, essential minerals and
trace elements for development, growth, repair
and maintenance.
• Diet
– Amount & type of food consumed to meet specific
requirements of individual.
Macronutrients
• Nutrients required by the body in large amounts (gram) – Carbohydrates – Proteins – Fats
Micronutrients
Nutrients required by the body in small amounts – Vitamins – minerals
The Importance of Nutrients in the Oral
Cavity
- Development & growth of oral tissues
2. The continued maintenance of oral tissues
During the development & growth of oral
tissues
– Nutrient requirement during this phase is
influence by systemic factor
– Defects/abnormalities acquired during this stage
– Defects/abnormalities acquired during this stage
• is highly influenced by the nutrients supply in the
mother’s blood
• is also contributed by genetic factors
– eg. Amelogenesis imperfecta
Nutrient requirement during this phase is
influence by systemic factor
• during prenatal development, nutrients are obtained
from the mother’s blood
Any interferences occurred during growth
development could lead to :
hypoplasia
hypoplasia
Disturbances of ameloblasts activity which will affect the
function of the ameloblasts and lead to disturbances during
the mineralisation stage
cause of hyppoplasia
» Hypoplasia chronological – caused by prolonged fever
(measles)
» Colorado stain/Fluorosis (opaque enamel)
• caused by exposure to high fluoride level during
mineralisation phase
Hypoplasia chronological
Hypoplasia chronological
Colorado stain/Fluorosis (opaque enamel)
Colorado stain/Fluorosis (opaque enamel)
During the continued maintenance of oral
tissues
Nutrient requirement during this phase is
influence by environmental factors
Nutrient requirement during this phase is
influence by environmental factors
• interaction between oral tissues & environment
components within the oral cavity
• eg. Caries, Gingivitis, Periodontal diseases
protein fx
- Source of amino acids for protein
synthesis in tissues development - Synthesis of protein conjugates
- Structural components & regeneration of the tissues
- Protection by synthesizing defense proteins
- Regulates the metabolism process
- Transporter & binding protein
- Regulates the pH in saliva
- As an energy production (insufficient of carbohydrate)
- Source of amino acids for protein
synthesis in tissues development
animal protein, plant protein
animal protein
• Rich in essential a/a • Must be obtained from diet • Cannot synthesized by human e.g. Phe, Leu, Val, Met, His, Arg, etc • More desirable than plant
– Plant proteins
Deficient in some a/a
• e.g. Trp, Lys & Sulfur-containing a/a
• but may contain other a/a in excess