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>>> DENTISTS ALWAYS STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD ORAL
HEALTH BUT YOU MAY ALSO NEED TO
DO THE SAME THING WHEN YOU
VISIT THE DOCTOR.
YOUR TEETH AND GUMS CAN
COINCIDE WITH OTHER HEALTH
CONCERNS AND SOME CONDITIONS
CAN INCREASE YOUR CHANCES FOR
GUM DISEASE AND CAVITIES.
DOCTOR JOHN WEST FROM PREMERA
BLUE CROSS WILL EXPLAIN THE
CONNECTION BETWEEN ORAL HEALTH
AND YOUR BODY.
IT IS INTERESTING BECAUSE
OFTENTIMES YOU FORGET ABOUT
YOUR TEETH.
YOUR TEETH. >> I THINK PEOPLE TAKE THEIR
TEETH FOR GRANTED.
THEN IT'S A BIG DEAL WHEN IT IS
NOT GOING WELL.
>> WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SERIOUS
MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT PEOPLE
FACE WITH FORM ORAL HEALTH?
NEW MET
NEW MET
NEW MET >> YOU KNOW IF THEY'RE NOT
LOOKING GOOD, IT AFFECTS YOUR
CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM.
BUT IT CAN BE ABLE TO CAUSE YOU
A LOT OF PAIN.
THEN MANY CONDITIONS RELATED TO
-- RELATE TO HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE.
PRESSURE.
PRESSURE. AND ACTUALLY BEING PREGNANT CAN
CAUSE INFLAMMATION OF THE GUMS.
A LOT OF THINGS AFFECT IT.
>> SO IT'S KEEPING IT ALL
ACTIVELY LIKE CLEANING YOUR
TEETH AND FLOSSING.
SO ALL AGES.
I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN WE GOT
TEETH.
TEETH.
TEETH. BUT WE HAVE BEEN TELLING THEM
ALL THAT TIME, IS THAT THE
KEYWORD?
KEYWORD?
KEYWORD? >> IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
EARLY GOOD HYGIENE, FLOSSING
EARLY ON.
EARLY ON.
EARLY ON. DRINKING LOTS OF WATER IS A
HUGE BENEFIT.
HUGE BENEFIT. >> ARE THERE MEDICATIONS THAT
MAY AFFECT THE DENTAL HEALTH?
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY NOT BE
AWARE BUT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
IS PRETTY COMMON.
AND SOME MEDICATIONS WILL CAUSE
DRY MOUTH.
DRY MOUTH. IF IT IS DRY, THAT CAN MAKE IT
VERY HARD TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR
TEETH.
TEETH.
TEETH. IT
TEETH. IT IS SOMETHING THAT UNIQUE --
THAT YOU NEED TO ACTIVELY
MANAGE.
MANAGE.
MANAGE. >> ARE THERE FOODS THAT CREATE
THIS ISSUE? OR THINGS THEY
DON'T KNOW ABOUT?
LIKE HALLOWEEN IS ALL THE SUGAR.
ARE THERE OTHER THINGS?
>> I THINK A LOT OF FOOD THAT
COULD LEAVE RESIDUAL SUGARS,
LIKE FRUCTOSE AND HIGH FRUCTOSE
CORN SYRUP FOOD.
NO MATTER WHAT YOU ARE EATING,
BRUSH TWO OR THREE TIMES A DAY
TO GET THAT FOOD OUT OF THEIR.
AND ALSO BE AWARE OF YOUR GUMS
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> I
IT. >> I AM KIND OF ADDICTED TO
FLAVORED WATER.
FLAVORED WATER. I GAVE UP DIET COKE.
I READ SOMETHING ABOUT
AFFECTING TEETH.
AFFECTING TEETH. BUT IT SAID IT'S NOT AS BAD AS
DIET COKE.
DIET COKE. THE SPARKLING WATER HAVE AN
EFFECT ON TEETH?
>> IT IS ALL RELATIVE.
IT IS MUCH BETTER THAN SOME OF
THE OTHER DRINKS.
SPARKLING WATER IS BETTER.
I WOULDN'T MAKE TOO MUCH OF A
BIG DEAL ABOUT IT.
>> WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT WE COULD FACE IF WE DON'T
TAKE CARE OF HER TEETH?
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ISSUES?
>> A COMMON ONE IS PEOPLE WITH
DIABETES OR HEART DISEASE, IF
YOUR TEETH AND GUMS ARE NOT
WELL TAKEN CARE OF, IT CAN
CAUSE A CHRONIC INFLAMMATION
WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES
YOUR CHANCE OF HAVING A STROKE
OR HEART ATTACK.
DIABETES IN PARTICULAR, IF YOU
ARE NOT CONTROLLING IT, IT CAN
CREATE THE INFLAMMATION IN THE
GUMS AND THAT MAKES THE
DIABETES WORST.
DIABETES WORST. -- WORST.
-- WORST.
-- WORST. SO RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IS
RELATED.
RELATED.
RELATED. SO WE TRY TO SEPARATE THE TEETH
FROM THE BODY BUT THEY ARE
COMPLETELY LINKED.
COMPLETELY LINKED. VERY MUCH A BACK AND FORTH.
>> GROWING UP, THE ONLY FLAWS
-- YOU ONLY FLAWS THE TEETH
THAT YOU WANT TO KEEP THAT WAS
THE POSTER IN THE DENTISTS
OFFICE.
OFFICE.
OFFICE. WHAT SHOULD WE DO OTHER THAN
BRUSHING HER TEETH AND
FLOSSING?
FLOSSING?
FLOSSING? >> YOU ARE RIGHT UNBLUSHING --
BRUSHING AND FLOSSING.
AFTER THE MEAL IS THE BEST OF
COURSE.
COURSE.
COURSE. A
COURSE. A LOT OF TIMES, PEOPLE DO WELL
BY USING AN ELECTRIC
TOOTHBRUSH.
TOOTHBRUSH. IT COMPLEMENTS THE REGULAR
BRUSHING.
BRUSHING.
BRUSHING. ANOTHER THING IS THAT PEOPLE
SHOULD CHANGE THE TOOTHBRUSH
EVERY 3-4 MONTHS AND USE A SOFT
ONE.
ONE.
ONE. BUT
ONE. BUT REALLY BEYOND THAT,
DRINKING WATER, IS NOT TOO
COMPLICATED.
COMPLICATED. >> YOU SAID WE SHOULD CHANGE
OUR TOOTHBRUSHES EVERY 2-3
MONTHS?
MONTHS?
MONTHS? >> YOU CAN SEE WHEN IT IS
WEARING DOWN.
WEARING DOWN. YOU NEED TO REPLACE IT.
>> BUT YOU WOULD RECOMMEND
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A
DENTAL CHECKUP ONCE A YEAR FOR
SURE.
SURE.
SURE. FOR
SURE. FOR PEOPLE WITH PERIODONTAL
DISEASE OR GUM DISEASE, THEY
SHOULD BE SEEN THREE HAPPENED
FOUR TIMES A YEAR.
>> YOU MENTIONED RUSHING THREE
TIMES A DAY, AFTER EVERY MEAL.
I WOULD BE WILLING TO BET THAT
MOST PEOPLE DON'T DO THAT.
HOW LONG SHOULD WE BRUSH.
DO WE HAVE TIMERS FOR OUR KIDS
BUT WE DON'T DO THAT FOR US.
IS THERE TIME YOU PUT ON IT?
>> I THINK TWO MINUTES IS A
GOOD GUIDELINE IS JUST MAKING
SURE YOU GET TO ALL OF THE
NOOKS AND CRANNIES.
REALLY THINK ABOUT IT.
>> WHAT ABOUT A REGULAR
TOOTHBRUSH, IS THAT OKAY?
OR WHAT ABOUT THE FANCY ONES
THAT VIBRATE.
THAT VIBRATE. >> SOME BRUSHING IS BETTER THAN
NO BRUSHING.
NO BRUSHING. I THINK COMPLEMENTING WITH THE
REGULAR TOOTHBRUSH, MAYBE ONE
IN THE MORNING AND ONE IN THE
EVENING IS A GOOD WAY TO GO.
>> THANK YOU.
VERY GOOD.
VERY GOOD. WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE PROBLEMS
WITH THE REST OF OUR BODIES
WITH OUR ORAL HEALTH.
IT IS ALL CONNECTED, RIGHT.
SO WE REALLY NEED TO KEEP THEM
CLEAN.
CLEAN.
CLEAN. >>
CLEAN. >> AGAIN, PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE
THEIR TEETH WELL TAKEN CARE OF,
THEY HAVE INCREASED FOR OTHER
MEDICAL CONDITION.
MEDICAL CONDITION. SO IT IS ALSO REALLY GOOD TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOUR DENTIST IS
AWARE OF WHAT YOUR DOCTOR IS
DOING AND WHAT THE MEDICATIONS
ARE AND VICE VERSA.
YOU NEED TO COMMUNICATE THAT
WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR CHECKUPS.
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