Everything You Need to Know About Oral Hygiene: A Dentist Tells All

Diabetes Digital Podcast by Food Heaven

Wendy Lopez, Jessica Jones

Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

If you’re scared of the dentist you are not alone and you NEED to hear what this guest has to say. This week we talked with dentist Dr. Marie Jackson to answer questions about oral hygiene. She gives her BEST tips for taking care of your teeth and debunks common oral care myths, like are whitening toothpastes legit? Is fluoride safe? Do you actually need to floss? Tune in to get all your dental questions answered (even questions you didn’t know you had).

In This Episode We’ll Cover:

How many times a day should you brush your teeth?
Why should you brush your teeth before bed?
Tips to avoid morning breath
Is mouthwash important?
What does Fluoride do?
Are bad teeth an indicator of bad health?
Are bad teeth due to genetics?
Do you REALLY need to floss?
Should you use a soft or hard toothbrush?
Are electric toothbrushes better?
How to STOP skipping brushing your teeth at night
How often you should go to the dentist
Is fluoride beneficial?
It’s ok if your gums are black
Are whitening toothpastes legit?
How often should you change your toothbrush?

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a deer media production.
0:03.0	Hi, I'm Wendy.
0:04.1	And I'm Jess and you're listening to the Food Heaven Podcast.
0:07.0	Your online resource for inclusive and accessible wellness.
0:21.3	Welcome back everyone.
0:24.0	I am very excited about this week's episode
0:29.0	because we're covering a topic that I think doesn't get enough love and attention
0:34.8	within the world of health and wellness.
0:37.8	And that is dental care.
0:40.2	I can't tell you how many people I've come across who are scared to go to the dentist
0:46.2	because they've experienced just like a lot of unpleasant experiences with the dentist.
0:52.4	And you know, sometimes they delay care or they just like overlook certain things that might
0:57.9	be going on inside the mouth because of this.
1:00.6	And so we thought it would be great to interview a dentist and talk about dental care.
1:06.6	We do basics, but we also get into a lot of really specific questions and scenarios.
1:12.9	We also had you all submit a ton of questions.
1:16.1	So we did a fire round with Dr. Marie Jackson.
1:19.5	She's our guest today.
1:20.8	And she's a general dentist in the owner of Stellar Smile Center that's based in Montclair,
1:25.7	New Jersey. She has over 20 years of clinical experience in dentistry.
1:31.0	And she's been an expert contributor on CNBC, the strategist, the Wall Street Journal, and more.
1:37.1	We cover so much today from how many times a day you should brush your teeth to
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