Connective tissue teeth

Vitamin C is important in the growth and repair of connective tissue, teeth, bones, and cartilage. In addition, it promotes wound healing, enhances absorption of iron, and functions in the biosynthesis of several hormones. Vitamin C also serves as an antioxidant in many biological processes. It is almost a part of folk medicine... 

Collagen is a rigid, inextensible fibrous protein that is a principal constituent of connective tissue in animals, including tendons, cartilage, bones, teeth, skin, and blood vessels. The high tensile strength of collagen fibers in these struc-... 

Collagen is the most abundant animal protein in the body of animals, where it makes up as much as one-quarter of all the proteins. It is a fibrous protein that provides structure to and protects and supports soft tissues it also connects tissues to the skeleton. Collagen forms, for example, most of the resilient layers that make up the skin and the filaments that support the internal organs. Interwoven with bioinorganic components, collagen also makes up the bones and teeth of vertebrate animals (see Chapter 15). 

Hemorrhagic disease with no connective tissue problems Gum hyperplasia, inflammation, loss of teeth Skeletal deformity in children foot wound healing Anemia... 

Collagen synthesized in the absence of ascorbic acid (i.e. without hydroxyproline) cannot form its usual stable structure. Collagen is a major component of the structural and connective tissues of the body bone, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, teeth, and skin. Small wonder that things sort of fall apart in the absence of adequate ascorbic acid to support the activity of prolyl hydroxylase. 

The deficiency state scurvy is characterized by degenerative changes in the capillaries, bone, and connective tissues. Mild vitamin C deficiency symptoms may include faulty bone and tooth development, gingivitis, bleeding gums, and loosened teeth. 

Collagen is the major protein of the extracellular connective tissues and functions as a structural protein for many biomineralization processes, e. g. in bone and teeth. 

A deficiency of ascorbic acid results in scurvy, a disease character ized by sore, spongy gums, loose teeth, fragile blood vessels, swollen joints, and anemia (Figure 28.9). Many of the deficiency symptoms can be explained by a deficiency in the hydroxylation of collagen, resulting in defective connective tissue. 

COLLAGEN. The major protein component of connective tissue. In mammals, as much as 60% of ihc total body protein is collagen. It comprises most of the organic matter of skin, tendons, bones, and teeth, and occurs as fihrous inclusions in most other body structures. Collagen libers are easily identified on the basis of the following characteristic properties ... 

Collagen is a major structural element in connective tissues skin, tendons, muscle, and internal organs. It combines with inorganic compounds in bones and teeth. Cartilage is collagen mixed in an amorphous gel. Dentine, which makes up the bulk of a tooth, is a mixture of collagen and hydroxyapatite (a mineral), and water. 

Ascorbic acid, or vitamin C, was discovered after scientists had searched for centuries for a cure for the disease known as scurvy. The name ascorbic acid comes from word anti-scurvy acid, because it was known to dramatically cure this disease. This disease was caused by a serious deficiency of vitamin C, and it caused its victim s small blood vessels to rupture, bones to weaken, and joints to swell, among other symptoms. These symptoms were due to the fact that without a source of vitamin C one developed severe problems concerning the body s connective tissues, which is found in bones, skin, muscles, teeth, blood vessels, and cartilage. This disease would eventually lead to death if it went untreated, and was not uncommon, especially during the winter months of the year. The disease often plagues armies, explorers, and crusaders, since these men s diets normally consisted of biscuits and salted meat that could easily be stored and kept unspoiled on a ship. 

Vitamin C. The universal antioxidant, vitamin C has diverse roles in health, especially for maintaining skin and for connective tissue repair, along with eye, bone, teeth, and gum health. Except for processed or dried fruits in which the vitamin C content is reduced, all of the twenty superfruits are good to excellent sources of vitamin C, especially in their fresh form. Dried, frozen, and processed superfruits will have lower vitamin C content. 

Collagen, being a major protein of connective tissues in animals, is widely distributed in skin, bones, teeth, tendons, eyes, and most other tissues in the body and accounts for about one-third of the total protein content in mammals. It also plays an important role in the formation of tissues and organs and is involved in various cells in terms of their functional expression. Collagen as a biomaterial has been used for repair and reconstruction of tissues and as an agent for wound dressing. 

Mammalian teeth are Nature s well-designed functional gradient composites (FGC) consisting of a top layer of hard and inert enamel, underlain by dentin, a less mineralised but more resilient and vital hard connective tissue formed from... 

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