And so asked nicely, right?
That’s actually that’s the bottom Probably a Yeah.
bottom Probably a Yeah.
>> 7.16 right now according
to Harvard researchers tooth
decay and gum disease can lead
to some serious health
problems. It’s important to
take care of your smile. Joining us this morning,
Joining us this morning,
celebrity dentist and star of
the Real Housewives of Miami
season to doctor Karen Sierra.
Good morning, Doc. How you
doing? >> Good morning. Happy
>> Good morning. Happy
Wednesday. I’m so happy to be
here with you guys. Thanks for
spending some time with Let’s
talk about oral This is one of
those things that I think a
lot of us ignore. We just sort of take for granted that or
of take for granted that or
teeth or strong wind is going
to be there forever.
>> That’s right. And that’s
something that we cannot take
for granted. Obviously, the first thing I notice in a
first thing I notice in a
patient’s smile is a nice,
healthy smile. But I also know
is when patients are knocking a
little bit of their at home
with teen, especially now in the summer, we have busy knives
the summer, we have busy knives
and our schedules are always
disrupted. So we start taking
away from what we used to
doing, obviously eating right,
exercising our utmost importance, but to take care of
importance, but to take care of
our teeth, Take Inc. We have
our gums is so important.
And I just recently learned
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>> All right. This is the
everyday steps you can take to
improve your U-Haul, the
doctor. Can you tell some some
other simple, simple steps that
we can do to improve our smile, of course. And Swisher Ministry
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mouthwash is essential. All
it takes.
>> 30 seconds, twice a day in
the morning and night. Right
before you go to sleep. In addition to killing germs that
addition to killing germs that
cause the pack, the bacteria,
the gingivitis, the bad breath.
Research shows that the Coleman
and deceptive loved wash actually destroys 5 times more
actually destroys 5 times more
plaque. Then all the gum line
above the sauce.
>> Wow. This flossing play a
role as it is. It’s still very
important to me. I heard that all the time growing up.
all the time growing up.
>> Well, you know what? It’s
a trio is the perfect The
brushing flossing and of
missing men see within a stream
is essential to make sure that
we keep healthy. Obviously, the
keep healthy. Obviously, the
bacteria will remain there.
If we don’t brush the size of
the team is what the flossing
helps. But the actual rinsing with in a stream. The research
with in a stream. The research
shows that are amazing. It’s
actually killing 5 times more
plaque, then just brushing and
just lost and alone. So you actually able to switch and you
actually able to switch and you
actually getting areas that the
floss alone won’t reach.
So that’s why it’s that no
perfect Rios maintaining all 3.
>> Absolutely. What about
misconceptions we might have about oral health. What can you
about oral health. What can you
tell us there?
>> We know many people down
Fabian points. Overall. Health
are legal is it. That’s all.
It’s only oral disease. No,
it’s not only old disease because all these back to use
because all these back to use
in your mouth. Can you need to
gingivitis paid on some disease
which is bone loss and a lot
more severe complications around the body. The good news
around the body. The good news
is that all of these issues
are preventable brushing and
flossing moved back from the
services. But Mister Income and
antiseptic mouthwash kills 5 times will track all the way
times will track all the way
around. So that once again, I
know it’s redundant, but
repeating that perfect brushing
flossing and rusting. 21 listerine. Yeah.
listerine. Yeah.
>> Is it ever too late? I mean,
obviously you want to ward off
problems before hand. But what
if we haven’t been so good?
Is it too late to catch up?
>> You know what? It’s never
too late to start. But what I
think and what I always tell my
patients is don’t look at the
past. You kind of may have
avoided you all health care
for many years. Most important
is Start new healthy habits
that will maintain the healthy
smile that will last you a
lifetime. >> And as far as how often we
>> And as far as how often we
should be going is is still
twice the years at the
recommendation.
>> It depends on her patients.
Obviously, most of our patients may come twice a year, but if
may come twice a year, but if
you are prone because of either
systemic disease, boy, you’re
prone to getting You’re prone
to getting a lot of talk buildup. Sometimes I recommend
buildup. Sometimes I recommend
my patients come 3 or 4 times
a year, obviously coming war
will maintain nest back and
then rinsing listerine after your professional cleaning.
your professional cleaning.
We’ll kind of extend the life
of your gums making more
healthy and probably. Obviously
the guns won’t be as a swollen as a ginger white is. Obviously
as a ginger white is. Obviously
the professional health care
and a professional team is of
utmost importance. But I’ll
keep it at bay and keep it
healthy.
>> And working our viewers go
for more information. You
talked about the rents and the work and they find out more.
work and they find out more.
>> Definitely. The patients
have dipping all health care
needs, but you can find all sorts of information. All the
sorts of information. All the
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com and you can get a lot of
educational materials. Some
wonderful doctor. Sarah, want
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