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Minerals & Dental Health: TMJ, Enamel Repair & Gum Strength
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What are the best minerals for teeth and gums?
Minerals are a key part of dental health. Your teeth are highly mineral-dense, relying on several different nutrients to maintain their protective outer coating.
Your gums also need minerals—especially ones like zinc, fluoride, and phosphorus, which fight off inflammatory bacteria and protect your gums from degrading over time.
Mineral deficiencies are often a hidden cause of dental problems. Let’s talk about the importance of minerals for dental health, what minerals are essential for maintaining strong teeth, and how you can use minerals to improve your oral hygiene.
Remineralization: the Key to Strong Teeth
Your teeth undergo considerable wear and tear during daily life. They need protection from both physical wear—from chewing food, for example—and chemical wear, from plaque, dental bacteria, and acidic foods like vinegar or citrus juice.
The insides of your teeth are actually quite soft and fragile. To protect themselves, they maintain an enamel coating: the ultra-resilient white outer layer that covers your teeth.
Enamel is the hardest substance in the human body—and it’s also 96% minerals, making it the most mineral-dense. [*] Enamel protects your vulnerable interior teeth from physical and chemical damage.
While enamel is good at protecting your teeth, it’s constantly being worn down. Your body repairs enamel through a process called tooth remineralization. Your saliva delivers a continuous supply of minerals to the surface of your teeth, where they bond with damaged enamel and restore it. [*]
Remineralization depends on three key minerals: calcium, phosphate, and fluoride. [*]
Mineral |
Role in Tooth Remineralization |
Calcium |
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Phosphate |
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Fluoride |
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Getting more of these three key minerals is a powerful, natural way to strengthen your teeth. [*][*]
Conversely, if you’re deficient in calcium, phosphate, or fluoride, your teeth will wear faster and be more sensitive to certain foods.
Signs you may be deficient in dental minerals include:
Tooth sensitivity to hot or cold
Pain when biting semi-hard foods (e.g. apples)
Sudden staining or yellowing of teeth
Increased cavities
If you’re dealing with the above issues, try increasing your mineral intake. Your saliva will deliver key minerals to your teeth and help restore surface enamel, making your teeth more resilient.
The Best Minerals for Gum Health
Your gums rely on a different set of minerals. With gums, the big concern is recession: gradual pulling away from teeth, often due to inflammation or plaque buildup.
When your gums recede they create a perfect environment for bacteria and plaque. Receding gums also expose the sensitive base of your tooth, which can lead to cavities and, eventually, the need for root canals.
The three minerals most important for your gums are calcium, zinc, and potassium.
A large-scale study in healthy US adults found that low calcium intake was linked to a 54% greater risk of periodontal disease. [*]
A 2020 study notes that “zinc adequacy is essential for the maintenance of optimal oral health,” and that low zinc is a common hidden factor in tooth and gum disease. [*]
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Low potassium weakens tooth nerve function and affects blood supply to the gums, which can increase both tooth sensitivity and risk of tooth loss. [*]
Mineral |
Role in Gum Maintenance |
Calcium |
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Zinc |
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Potassium |
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Signs that your gums may need more mineral support include:
Gums that bleed when you brush or floss
Red or inflamed gum tissue, especially around the edge of your teeth
Swollen, tender gums that are painful to the touch
Bad breath
Loose or shifting teeth
Minerals for Your Jaw & TMJ Support
Minerals also support your jaw, especially if you have problems with your temporomandibular joint (TMJ).
TMJ problems are usually caused by inflammation, often due to bruxism (grinding your teeth) or tension in the soft tissue of your jaw.
Because of the way your jaw nerves connect to your brain, TMJ dysfunction can contribute to stress, poor sleep, and other issues that might seem unrelated to your jaw. [*]
Signs of TMJ problems include:
Pain in your jaw, face, ears, neck, or shoulders
Trouble chewing, or painful chewing
Clicking or grinding noises when your jaw moves
Chronic stress
Poor sleep
Daytime fatigue or trouble focusing
A 2023 review found that minerals have a surprising impact on TMJ issues and overall jaw function. [*] The most important mineral for TMJ dysfunction is magnesium. Magnesium helps decrease jaw tension and stabilizes your brain’s stress response, which can ease TMJ problems so your jaw stays relaxed throughout the day. [*]
Take These Minerals for Stronger Teeth and Gums
Minerals are a fundamental part of oral health. Your body depends on several different minerals to maintain your enamel and gums, and it’s important to get enough of them for long-term wellbeing.
At BEAM Minerals, we make it easy to support your teeth. Our liquid mineral formula delivers every mineral your teeth and gums need, in an ideal ratio. It tastes like water and absorbs within minutes, providing complete dental support in 30 seconds a day.
If you want stronger teeth and gums, give BEAM Minerals a try. They’re a simple, effective way to boost your oral wellbeing.
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FAQs
Can I take BEAM Minerals with my other supplements?
Yes, in fact, BEAM Minerals will enhance the bioavailability of all your other supplements.
What is the difference between Micro-BOOST™ and Electrolyze™?
Electrolyze™ is primarily composed of Fulvic Mineral Complexes . Fulvic complexes are small molecules that provide inter-cellular transport for nutritional elements into the cells and carry bio-waste out of the cells. Fulvic complexes are flavonoids , which provide many benefits in the body.
Micro-BOOST™ is primarily composed of the Humic Mineral Complexes . Humic complexes are large molecules that are extra-cellular, meaning they do not enter the cells but stay outside the cells. They are highly-charged molecules that attract, through their electrical charge, bio-waste, free radicals and heavy metals. They ultimately carry bio-waste out of the body. Thus, we call them “Nature’s Janitor”.
How many milligrams (mg) of an electrolyte (Potassium, Magnesium, Sodium, Calcium, etc.) is there in BEAM Minerals?
The quantities of each element in BEAM Minerals products are measured in “parts per million” (ppm), rather than the “milligrams” (mg). Here is the information which usually helps to understand the difference:
Milligrams (mg) vs parts per million (ppm)
In comparing our products to other supplements, people want to know how much of an electrolyte is in our products (like potassium, magnesium, sodium, calcium). Usually they are looking for an amount in milligrams (mg).
We have a hard time answering that question, because the electrolytes (and other elements) in BEAM Minerals products are measured in parts per million (ppm). So how can consumers compare?
The answer is a little complex, but here’s the high points.
The electrolytes in BEAM Minerals products are provided in “trace” amounts that are completely dissolved and thus 100% bio-available, immediately introduced into your circulation when you consumed them and will produce and active effect.
When you take a 320mg pill of magnesium, your body is only able utilize about 12-20% of it as it takes some time because your body has to digest it first. Whatever is not dissolved gets processed out of your body.
When you take a capful of liquid Electrolyze™ and/or Micro-BOOST™, you receive approximately 5.22 ppm of magnesium in which 100% of the magnesium is immediately available to your body. In addition, an important to know is that the magnesium in BEAM Minerals products stay in your system much longer building up healthy levels as you continue to take it daily.
