Iron, Calcium and Gum Sensitivity

I am exploding with excitement.

By Debby Blettner

I can’t contain it!

A wonderful miracle happened this morning.

Over the past 2 decades my clean-and-scale teeth-cleaning routine at the dentist included local anaesthetic for my gums. My gums were receded, hyper-sensitive and badly stained.

Where nerves cross over on the bottom, front teeth, my dentist, Dr Michael, shot a loaded-blast of air to test my gum sensitivity.

I didn’t flinch.

My 2-decade standard reflex-reaction would be to leap out of the chair.

Today, not a flinch!

A year ago I requested Clove Essential Oil to numb my receding gums, followed by Dr Michael’s own holistic anaesthetic.

Today my Clove EO returned to my handbag.

‘Iron and calcium are very good for your gums’, he politely told me.

‘I’m Celiac’, I responded.

‘It is SO hard for Celiacs to absorb iron and calcium due to the villi damage in the small intestine, characteristic to Celiac Disease’.

My Health Professional advised me to double my iron tablet intake over the past year. I had an ‘Aha..’ moment. My gum recession and sensitivity was due to a depletion of iron and calcium.

Throughout my extensive research I never found the connect specifically between iron and calcium for gum healing; the blessing of having a holistic dentist, like Dr Michael.

Celiacs suffer.

If you relate to this post, finding yourself with similar gum issues, Celiac or not, check your iron levels, more specifically, your ferritin (iron storage) levels.

My iron levels were ‘fine’, but I had only enough storage/ferritin to last one day!

Please get the simple blood test done today and if needed, start your journey of iron tablet intake. But remember the stains it will leave on your teeth, so see a holistic dentist to easily remove them.

Now, having the simplest dental procedure, without agony, prompted me to appoint my visits bi-yearly.

My desire is to keep the gritty iron-stains from becoming a familiar feature every time I smile, which is very frequent.

As I departed, Dr Michael smiled in regards to my gum health, stating I was normal. I second guessed what he just told me… ‘Me, normal?’ Wheeeee!

Credit to Dr Michael Chong. https://www.imagedental.com.au/