Oral Health Changes with Hormones: Watch Your Mouth!

Oral health and hormones? Yes! Changes with hormones can affect your smile! Yes! I don’t know about you, but one thing I’d love to have and so appreciate is a brighter smile. I got a mouthful today from my guest. If you think, I’ve got a dentist, I’ve got great teeth, don’t go away just yet! Seriously, you’re going to find some answers to questions you didn’t know to ask in this episode.  I ask about the best (and worst) toothpaste, we discuss the anatomy of a toothbrush, and wait for it… whether you can heal a cavity naturally.  00:00 My Guest:  Dr. Sanda Moldovan, double board-certified periodontist and nutritionist, practices biological dentistry in Beverly Hills. Her philosophy is that personalized nutrition, combined with biological dentistry and at home natural dental care, play a pivotal role in chronic disease prevention. Questions we answer in this episode:  03:33 What is “biological dentistry”? 04:25 What’s the correlation between oral health and risk of disease?  06:10 How serious is mercury toxicity from fillings and are you still seeing a significant number of them?  11:28 What are steps listeners can take toward their optimal oral health?  13:30 What type of toothpaste do you recommend? Best and worst and why?  What oral changes occur after 45 and what are some natural remedies? Rapid fire questions:  Benefits of tools like water pick?  20:40 Do we really need to floss and how often?  Asking for a friend, replacements of veneers? Will they “wear out” or loosen?  25:50 Is there a natural solution for receding gums (as opposed to grafting which does not sound like a weekend retreat I want to sign up for!)?  29:37 Chewing… talk about the importance of it, in terms of jaw health and tooth health, in a world of shortcuts and shakes too often used as substitutes for more than a post-workout protein support, are we creating a problem when we’re chewing less than we used to?  I’m guessing that nutrition for optimal oral health goes beyond not eating sticky sweets … what recommendations do you have or mistakes you see most commonly happening?  36:40 Is it possible to heal a cavity without a filling?  CONNECT with Sanda:  www.orasana.com (where you’ll find her book Heal Up, and bake-free probiotic recipes) YouTube: https://www.Youtube.com/askdrsanda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsanda/