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The Importance of Oral Health in Midlife with Mansi Oza

Oct 5, 2020

In today's episode I speak with Dr. Mansi Oza about the importance of our oral health. If we don't take care of our teeth now we'll lose them later. Did you know that she has been able to see alert her patience to check to see if they might have certain diseases just by looking at their mouth. 

Here's what we talked about: 

  • Our teeth are living organs with their own blood supply, nerve supply and lymphatic drainage. This is the same blood that goes to our brain, heart, kidneys and lungs. 
  • If you let plague go to your teeth the body is going to  fight it because it is loaded with toxins and bacteria.
  • Our immunity will be compromised if we are fighting plague and will not be able to fight off other viruses. 
  • We have five surfaces of the teeth that we need to clean. 
  • It's important to brush and floss twice a day and have good technique. 
  • The type of floss is important too. Dr. Oza recommends Cocofloss.
  • Waterpik are very good and if you want to help reduce inflammation you can add a few drops of essential oils. 
  • We discuss the best tool to help fight bad breath which is very important now that we're wearing masks!
  • We also talk a lot about the mercury fillings in our mouth and if we should get them removed. What are the side effects of mercury fillings that we don't even know about.
  • Dr. Oza has great advice on teeth whitening and if we should use the whitening toothpastes. 
  • She warns us about certain diseases we could get from gum infections and how certain diseases can give us gum infections.
  • Dental offices have taken extreme precautions now with COVID. If you have any concerns call your dental office but you shouldn't use COVID as an excuse to not go to the dentist!