Dr. Sanda's 3 Steps to Optimum Health

Hi, everybody. I'm Dr. Sandhya Moldovan, periodontist and nutritionist. Welcome to the Holistic Dentistry Podcast, the show that gives you the tips and tools to detoxify your mouth for a healthier body. As we explore together the root cause of disease. Remember, you're not healthy until your mouth is healthy, so take care of it.

In the most natural way. Welcome to today's show. I want to focus on my three steps to optimum oral health that I recommend. And how did I reach this conclusion? I've been a periodontist for 20 years. I finished my program at UCLA, and at the time, our microbiology class was really one semester. We were actually looking at bacteria. We were looking at scientific evidence, let's say, A.A. porphyr, Gingivalis, Treponema, Denticola. And that was back in 2001-2004. Since that time, the studies in microbiology have exponentially increased. I know some people used to just take a little sample of plaque, put it under the microscope, and just observe the shape of the different bacteria that comes from plaque. However, that doesn't give me much information. So the nice thing about today is we are able to look at each bacteria and see their behavior and how they interact. So, really, in the last 10 years, plus, I've been really fascinated by learning about the oral microbiome. And the oral microbiome is unique. It is the opening of the gastrointestinal tract, and some of it, through the process of swallowing, will go farther down in the GI tract. How do we take care of the oral microbiome? And what do we know today in order to nourish it, not kill it? I think for the first beginning of this century, we're all focusing on, let's kill the microbes, even in the way the periodontist practice and the way, you know, dentistry is, let's give toxic mouthwashes to kill everything. Can we really win that war? Not really. We are outnumbered by microbes. There's 10 times more bacteria than human cells. I Repeat that. There's 10 times more bacteria in and on our bodies than there are human cells. So we're never going to win the war of becoming sterile. It's also not good for us because, really, when you look at studies where people try to sterilize their mouth, they started developing ulcers and alteration in taste. So based on the information we have today, I know as a periodontist, my role is to nourish the good bacteria of the mouth, not to kill everything. Let's minimize the Periodontal pathogens or the bacteria that is known to cause periodontal disease. And that's 11 of them or so that we know of so far. And let's promote the growth of healthy bacteria that can create a barrier on our tongue, on our gums, on our teeth, underneath the gums, on the side of the cheeks and the throat. What we do know, that if you have a solid barrier of your microbiome, of this biofilm that's protective, it will protect you against gum disease, it'll protect you against bad breath, it'll protect you when you kiss someone that has gum disease, that those microbes are not going to latch on because you have such a strong barrier that it will not attach. And it also will protect you against systemic diseases. We all know today about the link between the oral systemic connection. Just a couple months ago there was a new research that fortifies the theory of the oral gut connection that an oral bacteria may influence the survival in lung disease. How is that possible? We know bacteria talks to our genes. So that's why it's so important that we have a healthy layer of this microbiome in the mouth that prevents and protects us against systemic diseases such as heart disease, strokes, stroke, rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's and even certain cancers. Number one rule is definitely avoid toxic products in oral health. Because something like alcohol, for example, like alcohol mouthwashes, can degrade the SP layer. Also toxic products in toothpaste that are aimed to kill bacteria, there's no need to use that. So here's my three recommended steps in order to protect this precious microbiome. To minimize oral pathogens that cause periodontitis and bleeding gums. And really to promote fresh breath, a healthy mouth and a healthy body. Ready? Step one. Brush and mineralize. And by the way, for those of you that are interested, you can go to aurasana.com where we have the Renew and restore oral care system. Brand new launch in a box that's easy to follow to protect and promote a good microbiome. Brush and mineralize. I love toothpowder versus toothpaste. What I find when I use toothpaste that I don't get a good clean. Our tooth powder cleans so amazingly well. And other tooth powders that are basically with nano hydroxy apatite. I love nano hydroxyapatite because it actually helps to make your enamel stronger. We have studies to show that that with radiographic X rays the nano hydroxy appetite helps to mineralize teeth. Whether you like to Use a manual brush or an electric brush. That's up to you. However, I see a lot of electric brush users that don't use the brush correctly. So using a smaller head toothbrush with fine bristles like as the Orasana charcoal bristles really helps to get underneath the gum to swipe the biofilm and maintain healthy Gingiva brush twice a day for two minutes either side to side or in small circles using the mineralizing probiotic tooth powder. Step 2 Floss and Clean and my favorite way to floss is definitely water flossing. Please listen to my previous episode on water flossing as compared to string floss and how much more superior it is whether you're talking about teeth, dental implants or even veneers and crowns. The Orasaka Water Jet. I designed this specifically with four tufted bristles to go at the gum line so you actually have a reference point where to water floss. A lot of people were actually using the water flosser just in between the teeth, not at the gum line. So they wouldn't even be able to clean properly. So it doesn't matter what tool we have, if we don't use it correctly, that it's no good for us. The pulsating jet of the water flosser can go under the gum and it stimulates also circulation and tissue tone. So start on your upper right, start to trace the gum line with 2 seconds stop in between each tooth until you feel the water shooting to the other side and then go also on the back side of the teeth. Repeat the same thing for the lower arch tongue brushing. Super important. And I continue you know to talk about this because especially if you look at your tongue and you have 60% of bacteria on your tongue, when your tongue is whitish, definitely you need to clean it. The water jet actually comes with a tongue scraper. You can use it with or without water and scraping from back to the front until your entire tongue surface is covered. Step three Chew and restore. Pop in a tablet of probiotic mints to reduce bad breath, cavities plaque to help people that have dry mouth decrease inflammation. And then take your tongue after you chewed it up and wipe the outer surfaces of your teeth so you can spread that chewed up probiotic throughout the surfaces of your teeth. There's so many studies that have shown that probiotics are so important for oral health and overall health, such as airway health and sinus health. So I highly encourage you to try a chewable probiotic if you haven't already. The Orasal chewable probiotics. I formulated them with xylitol because xylitol has been shown to thin out the biofilm in a gentle manner without actually killing beneficial bacteria. So there you have it. My three steps to optimum oral health. Brush and mineralize. Floss your teeth and clean your tongue. And step three, Chew and restore a chewable probiotic mint twice a day, every day. I want to thank everyone who is listening to the Holistic Dentistry show for your continued support. It brings me great pleasure to give you up to date information on integrative dentistry oral systemic articles and we're going to take a two week break to regroup and I'm very excited when we get back to start a series on cavitations. We're going to start talking about the IAOMT physician paper on human jawbone cavitations. How we diagnose cavitations. What kind of biopsies are we seeing? Cavitations are such an important tart of overall health. A lot of people are suffering from it. I'm going to take the time to bring you experts that could help me unveil this important topic that could really be life changing for a lot of people suffering from brain fog, chronic fatigue, irregular heartbeats and unexplained inflammation. Everyone, I wish you an amazing summer. Stay safe and healthy.

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