1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: Every once in a while, I have these dreams where 2 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: I'm talking and then all of a sudden, my teeth 3 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: just start falling out of my face. 4 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 2: Mmm. 5 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: Okay, if you're a dream interpreter, slide into my DMS 6 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: or comment under our post because I want to know 7 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: what that means. I have them regularly, at least once 8 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: a month, where the teeth are just coming out as 9 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: if they are made of. 10 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 3: Plato oof, and nobody's hit you in the dream. 11 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: No, I'm just talking and they just start coming out. 12 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 3: Do you grind your teeth that night? I do. Do 13 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:33,879 Speaker 3: you think maybe you just grind them so hard that 14 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:35,319 Speaker 3: the teeth are like help, They're just. 15 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: Trying to save me. It's like you girl, you're grinding 16 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: your teeth into a fine pace. 17 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 3: Yes. You know how when we had the sleep episode 18 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:47,919 Speaker 3: and doctor Jean Luis said, hey, you snore you that's 19 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 3: your way of saying wake up. Your teeth are falling 20 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 3: out in your dreams because they're saying take it easy 21 00:00:52,800 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 3: on us, please take it. Yeah, you know you're not 22 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 3: the only one t t in the pandemic. We've seen 23 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 3: an uptick in dental problems. People are grinding their teeth 24 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 3: because they're stressed out, and with the state of the 25 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 3: world today, I'm sure there's even more tooth grinding. So 26 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 3: if you're having those dreams, your teeth wanting out. And 27 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,479 Speaker 3: that takes us right into today's episode, All about Teeth. 28 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 3: I'm t T and I'm Zachiah and from Spotify. 29 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 2: This is Dope Labs. 30 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 3: Welcome to Dope Labs, a weekly podcast that makes us 31 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 3: hardcore science, pop culture, and a healthy dose of friendship. 32 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 1: This week, we're talking all about teeth. 33 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 3: We're seeing a lot of teeth, new teeth, adorned, teeth, 34 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 3: be dazzled teeth. Teeth have been getting a lot of play, 35 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 3: and so we're going to talk about it. 36 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:09,080 Speaker 1: Specifically, we really wanted to know more about the connections 37 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: between dental health and our overall health, and how advances 38 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: in modern dentistry are changing the game for certain treatments 39 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: like braces, veneers, and root canals. They're not as bad 40 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: as they used to be. Apparently, well that's what I'm hearing, 41 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: but I'm not so sure. I just still don't want one. 42 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 3: Let's get into the recitation, all right, So what do 43 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 3: we know? Historically going to the dentists hasn't been thought 44 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 3: of as a fun thing to do. 45 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 1: On TV and movies, it's always portraying going to the 46 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: dentists as the worst thing you could possibly do. And 47 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 1: I think another thing is that how healthy our teeth 48 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 1: are is really tied to what we eat. I know 49 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: I talked about not one of my teeth are right 50 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 1: out of my face drinking Coca cola in our Habits episode, 51 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: But I know that other aspects of your diet can 52 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 1: really affect your dental health. 53 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 3: Yes, I think we also know that dental problems or 54 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 3: dental visits have been on the rise. I think there 55 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 3: were some articles that talked about people not doing regular 56 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 3: dental hygiene and going to the dentist's office because it 57 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 3: always feels like an extra thing, right, it's not something 58 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 3: that's pressing. If you don't have, you know, a crack 59 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 3: tooth or a toothache, you can kind of put it off. 60 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:29,079 Speaker 3: And so I think people have maybe put it off 61 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 3: too long, and now the dentist's office is booming. 62 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: So what do we want to know? 63 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 3: I have a lot of questions t teeth firstus just 64 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 3: tooth anatomy. We talk about teeth, but like, what's really 65 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 3: happening in there? 66 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, And I feel like there is no person that 67 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: doesn't think about their teeth, their tooth health. I feel 68 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: like everybody's thinking about, oh, how do I present myself 69 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: when I'm smiling? I hope people like my smile and 70 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: things like that. I think everybody thinks about it. And 71 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: so I want to know what are some of the 72 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 1: most common things going wrong inside of our mouth. 73 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 3: I have had a dental procedure. The procedure went fine, 74 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 3: but I had all my wisdom teeth cut out. Oh 75 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 3: my gosh, and I was a terror coming off of 76 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 3: that general anesthesia. 77 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: When was this? I need to know what's a key 78 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: of this? 79 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 3: Was? This was high school as a kia, Ok, you 80 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:21,159 Speaker 3: already know. And I just can remember waking up and 81 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 3: my mom tells a story all the time that I 82 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 3: thought the nurse had she had on white shoes, she 83 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:27,919 Speaker 3: was a nurse, and I thought she had stolen my 84 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 3: new Casewiss that I had. And I was like, she 85 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 3: has my shoes, she stole my shoes. That's me on anesthesia, 86 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 3: you don't want to be around. And I'd love to 87 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 3: know more about the link between oral health and general 88 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 3: physical health. You know, I've got some interest from a 89 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:46,039 Speaker 3: microbiological perspective, but I think there's probably more to it 90 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 3: than I even realized. 91 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:48,559 Speaker 1: They're biofilms on the teeth. 92 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 3: Yes, oh that's what you're scraping off. You're physically disrupting 93 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 3: those biofilms with your toothbrush. 94 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, teeth are wearing a jacket. 95 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 3: L that's so crazy. I'm now I'm like, could I 96 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 3: draw that? 97 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: And then I feel like the most common thing that 98 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 1: folks are afraid of is a root canal. But I 99 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:14,280 Speaker 1: don't even really know what a root canal is, like 100 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 1: what is actually happening? So I want to know what 101 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: is a root canal actually, and what are you doing 102 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:21,720 Speaker 1: and how does it work? 103 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 3: It feels like a paradox. You know, people are both 104 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 3: afraid of root canals and seeing the dentists for that, 105 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 3: but we're also seeing an uptick in cosmetic dental procedures. 106 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:34,279 Speaker 3: People are getting the diamonds. You remember Monica did it first, 107 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 3: just one of them days. She had those diamonds on 108 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:38,719 Speaker 3: her custods. People are really tricking their mouths out now. 109 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 3: But it feels strange if you're scared of the dentists. 110 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:45,280 Speaker 1: Yep, I saw a person get fake braces like it's 111 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: actual braces, Like they got them installed, but they serve 112 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: no purpose. She was like, I think I look cute 113 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 1: with braces. 114 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 3: Wow. Yeah, there's a lot to unpack here. Let's jump 115 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 3: into the dissection. 116 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: Our guest for today's lab is doctor Marcus Johnson. 117 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:14,359 Speaker 4: I'm a dental specialists, more specifically an indodonis and I 118 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 4: have a private practice in Midtown Manhattan, and we are 119 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 4: trying to save teeth and eliminate pain for any patients who. 120 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 5: Need our services. 121 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 3: You know, for a lot of people, going to the 122 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:26,719 Speaker 3: dentists isn't a favorite pastime. Well, a lot of people 123 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 3: actually dread it. But doctor Johnson says, when it comes 124 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 3: to seeing a dentist, there is a lot to be 125 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 3: excited about. 126 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 4: Dentistry has made significant strides and improvements, and modern dentistry 127 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 4: is very much I think there's affordability within that it's accessible, 128 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 4: the information is out there, the clinicians are trained well, 129 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 4: there's so many different avenues to learn, even beyond just 130 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:52,600 Speaker 4: a traditional classroom. We're learning from each other on Instagram, 131 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 4: you know, different platforms of communication. 132 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,479 Speaker 5: So don't be fearful of the dentists because the dentist 133 00:06:58,520 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 5: is your friend. 134 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, I've seen some pretty funny tiktoks from dentists on 135 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: everything from how to properly brush your teeth, like when 136 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:09,480 Speaker 1: you're supposed to brush your teeth, it's before you eat breakfast, 137 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: of course, to debunking certain myths about oral health. 138 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 3: So first we ask doctor Johnson to help us understand 139 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 3: the anatomy of a tooth, because, if we're being honest, 140 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 3: teeth are kind of weird when you really think about it. Okay, 141 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 3: let's clear this up once and for all our teeth bones. 142 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: That is a very good question, because I feel like 143 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 1: I see a lot of really funny memes about this 144 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: very thing. Even though it makes sense that we might 145 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: think that teeth are bones. You know, they're white, they're hard. 146 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: You would think that that's what your bones might feel 147 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: like they show up on X rays exactly. They do 148 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: have calcium. But teeth are not bones. Doctor Johnson helped 149 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: us break it down a little further. 150 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 4: Teeth sometimes can be overlooked, but the old cavity is 151 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 4: the entrance into the body, and so when we talk 152 00:07:57,320 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 4: about teeth, we have to understand that the importance is 153 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 4: paramount when you smile everyone sees the pearly whites. 154 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 5: That's the enamel, that's the outer covering. 155 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: The enamel is actually harder than bone. Doctor Johnson told us. 156 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 1: It's one of the hardest substances within our bodies and 157 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: it acts as a protective layer for the tooth. 158 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 4: Inside of a tooth, underneath that is another layer, which 159 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 4: is dentin, and that's like a forgiving aspect of the tooth. Essentially, 160 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 4: if there's cavities or any sort of trauma to a tooth, 161 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 4: that's going to be a protective mechanism for the tooth 162 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 4: and actually respond in a way where cells can regenerate 163 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 4: or sometimes they may not. 164 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:37,680 Speaker 3: And beneath the dentin is the pulp of the tooth. 165 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 3: That's where all the nerves and blood vessels are located 166 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:42,559 Speaker 3: and those supply the tooth with nutrients. 167 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 4: The whole idea is to protect the pulp, and the 168 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:47,440 Speaker 4: pulp is what you think about when people say, oh, 169 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 4: I have a nerve that's exposed. 170 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 5: Have to get a root canal. 171 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 1: So protecting the pulp, those nerves and blood vessels inside 172 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 1: the tooth is critical. The root canal is a passageway 173 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:01,079 Speaker 1: where nerves and blood vessels are connected. To the head 174 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 1: and neck. 175 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 4: And that's where sensory is applied to the cerebral cortex 176 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:06,680 Speaker 4: and the thouamus. 177 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:07,800 Speaker 5: We're pain as processed. 178 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 4: So ideally you want to keep our teeth as healthy 179 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:12,719 Speaker 4: as possible so that we don't have any insult or 180 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 4: threat which is going to cause pain, or any sort 181 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:19,239 Speaker 4: of noxious stemuli which is gonna you know, listen, discomfort. 182 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,839 Speaker 3: But it's not just about protecting our teeth from discomfort. 183 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 3: That enamel denting and even the soft tissue gums surrounding 184 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 3: our teeth, those all help protect each tooth from bacteria. 185 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 4: So when you have bacteria that are within the mouth, 186 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 4: once they have a way to get into the tooth 187 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:38,199 Speaker 4: and affect the nerve, they cause disease. 188 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 3: And you know, there's always bacteria in the mouth. The 189 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 3: problem is when we don't keep up with our oral health, 190 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 3: the bacteria begin to feed on sugars and starches from 191 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:49,559 Speaker 3: our food that stay in the mouth, and this leads 192 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 3: to plaque and tartar build up, and that's just biofilms, 193 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 3: biological films of bacteria, and then this makes way for 194 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:03,319 Speaker 3: tooth decay and catvities and potential infection and cavities and children, 195 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 3: also called childhood carries, is one of the most prevalent 196 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 3: dental diseases in the United States, and. 197 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:13,720 Speaker 4: We have made significant strides in combating all health disease, 198 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 4: specifically childhood carries through fluoridation community floridation of water. We 199 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:21,959 Speaker 4: know that communities where there is floridated water there's about 200 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 4: a twenty five percent decrease in overall childhood are just 201 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 4: carries in general for adults and children, and of course 202 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 4: dental ceilings. 203 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 3: In twenty eighteen, the CDC found that about seventy three 204 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 3: percent of communities in the United States had access to 205 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 3: fluoridated water, and so like doctor Johnson said that access 206 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 3: leads to a twenty five percent decrease in cavity formation 207 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 3: in kids, so twenty five percent of the population is 208 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:46,960 Speaker 3: missing out on that benefit. 209 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:50,839 Speaker 1: The other solution doctor Johnson talked about is dental sealants 210 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:52,559 Speaker 1: to protect young teeth from disease. 211 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 5: Once a permanent tooth comes in and for most kids 212 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 5: around age six or seven, as those teeth are upt 213 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:01,200 Speaker 5: we can use composites to kind of bond onto the 214 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 5: tooth to actually create a seal, so that like I mentioned, 215 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 5: bacteria or sugar from food and. 216 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,840 Speaker 4: Things of that nature does not actually get into the 217 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 4: grooves of the tooth, leading to an inflammatory response that 218 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 4: leads to the breakdown of the tooth enamel. It's a 219 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 4: very basic procedure. It's relatively inexpensive. One of the beautiful 220 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 4: things about the Affordable Care Act as it made it 221 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 4: a strict requirement that for all children under eighteen that 222 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 4: all healthcare are at least prevented to services are included 223 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:34,080 Speaker 4: within that provision of health. 224 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:36,720 Speaker 3: So is this different from the fluor eye varnish I 225 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 3: got as a. 226 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 1: Kid, So sealants are not the same thing as a 227 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 1: fluor eye varnished. According to doctor Johnson, sealants are actually 228 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 1: bonded to the teeth and are meant to last until 229 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 1: they're worn away from regular function. They provide additional protection 230 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 1: from food, bacteria and things like that from getting into 231 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:58,080 Speaker 1: the grooves or crevices of the teeth, but they're not 232 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:01,680 Speaker 1: a substitute for brushing. And Fluoride, on the other hand, 233 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 1: strengthens enamel to resist breakdowns that lead to cavities, but 234 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 1: that's temporary and the effects are not long lasting like 235 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 1: it is with a ceiling. 236 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 3: So those are some common issues that can happen with 237 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 3: the tooth itself. But another area where disease is very 238 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 3: prevalent is the gum tissue or periodontia. 239 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:28,559 Speaker 5: At least for adults over thirty, periodonal disease or diseases 240 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 5: of the gums are very prevalent, maybe even upwards to 241 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 5: fifty percent of those over thirty are going to experience 242 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 5: some sort of parodonal disease, inflammation, gum irritation, bone loss 243 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 5: just to lack of potental care. 244 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 1: And as doctor Johnson says, oral health is not just 245 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: about protecting our teeth. There is also a connection between 246 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 1: oral health and general health, especially because people tend to 247 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:55,599 Speaker 1: see dentists a bit more frequently than primary care providers. 248 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 1: Dentists are really on the front line of a larger 249 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: community of health health care providers. 250 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 4: There's been significant research that shows the strong link between 251 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:09,720 Speaker 4: oral health and systemic health. And so sometimes a patient 252 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 4: may come in, they'll have some sort of peridonal sores 253 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 4: or gum sores or something like that, certain just presentations 254 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 4: within the mouth that may say, you know what, you 255 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 4: may be a candidate for diabetes or some other systemic 256 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 4: element like hypertension. Why don't you go ahead and take 257 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 4: this go follow up with your primary care provider at 258 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 4: least gets screened. 259 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:33,840 Speaker 3: That sounds like a good dentist to me. Yes, it's 260 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 3: really fascinating when you think about it, because I don't 261 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:38,640 Speaker 3: think of the dentist visit the same as I think 262 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 3: of a doctor's visit. And because dental insurance is always build, 263 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 3: you know, separate from our overall health insurance, we're kind 264 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:48,840 Speaker 3: of trained to view dentistry and oral health as separate 265 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 3: from our overall health. But it's really super connected. Yeah. 266 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:57,240 Speaker 1: Doctor Johnson gave us another example with pregnant people. Healthcare 267 00:13:57,280 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 1: providers have found a systemic link between pregnant people with 268 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:04,320 Speaker 1: untreated gum disease and low birth weight in babies. And 269 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:07,080 Speaker 1: it's not just oral health that can be an indicator 270 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:11,440 Speaker 1: of things like diabetes or hypertension. Those things can affect 271 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 1: your oral health just as much. So it's like a 272 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: chicken or egg type thing. Your health can affect your teeth, 273 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 1: and your teeth can affect your health. 274 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 4: And just to put it a little bit more plainly, 275 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 4: if someone were maybe to have hypertension uncontrolled diabetes, we 276 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 4: understand that diabetes delays healing. 277 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 5: The increase in the sugar. It's going to prevent proper healing. 278 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 3: Well, now that we're talking about healing, let's go ahead 279 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 3: and get to the number one invasive thing we always 280 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 3: hear about when it comes to teeth on television, and 281 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 3: that's root canals. 282 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 1: Oh no, I'm nervous. 283 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 3: The only thing that felt as globally hated as root 284 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 3: canals growing up was Brussels sprouts, Like those are the 285 00:14:58,360 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 3: two things on TV. 286 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 1: That everybody this is absolutely. 287 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 3: But doctor Johnson is saying, hey, the times will change. 288 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 3: It's telling us we shouldn't be afraid of a root canal. 289 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 4: Patians think that by going to get a root canal, 290 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 4: they're going to be in pain. Quite the opposite. When 291 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 4: you go to see the endodonnas or go to get 292 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 4: a root canal. Our whole focus is to eliminate me 293 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 4: and with modern advances in local anesthetics as well as 294 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 4: general anesthesia, just a lot of ways that we can manage. 295 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 5: And properly treat these cases in a seamless fashion. 296 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: There's a lot of other reasons why a patient might 297 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 1: need a root canal. Doctor Johnson gave us four examples. 298 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 1: The first is trauma to the teeth, so from a 299 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 1: sports injury or a fall or an accident that might 300 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 1: have happened that might disrupt the nerve complex. 301 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 3: Second, cavities can break the teeth down over time. 302 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: The third is rapid movement of teeth that disrupt the 303 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 1: nerve complex. Now, I just need to know where are 304 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 1: those teethe's going. 305 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 3: Well, you remember in middle school back when kids used 306 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 3: to put rubber hands on their teeth and stuff like that, 307 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 3: making fake. 308 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:04,080 Speaker 1: Braces, homemade braces. 309 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 3: And you know, like you said, some people on TikTok 310 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 3: and Instagram, they're making fake braces. So if you are 311 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 3: not doing this stuff under the care of a dentist 312 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 3: or orthodontist, you were not moving your teeth at a 313 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 3: slow pace, and you could have this happen. This was 314 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 3: what some of the dentists were complaining about. For some 315 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 3: of those Instagram companies that were sending trays directly to people, 316 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 3: they're not linking you up with a dentist and you 317 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 3: start getting some rapid movement, things can go wrong. 318 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 1: Them teeth are sprinting. 319 00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 3: It's supposed to be slow and steady. 320 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: It's supposed to be a leisurely walk. Them teeths printing 321 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 1: to the finish line. 322 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 3: And then the final thing is crack teeth from grinding. 323 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 3: I know, we saw a lot of stress grinding of 324 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:47,480 Speaker 3: teeth during the pandemic, so root canal is going up, 325 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 3: up up. 326 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 1: I was actually one of those people, but I was 327 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 1: lucky because I have a retainer. So it almost looks 328 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: like an invisil line. I had a retainer that I 329 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 1: was putting in and I grinded through the retainer, so it, wow, 330 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 1: basically acted as like a shield from my actual teeth. 331 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,320 Speaker 1: I probably would have grinded down to my gums. 332 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 3: Oh wow, So you're saying you think you could have 333 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 3: grounded through your enamel. Denton numbers stuff. 334 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:12,680 Speaker 1: Nerves. 335 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:17,600 Speaker 4: Two thirds of dentists have seen an increase in patients 336 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 4: coming into their practice with practee, and so we know 337 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 4: that is a direct result of the high anxiety from 338 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:28,880 Speaker 4: the pandemic. Patients staying at home more, snatching more frequently, 339 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 4: sitting in front of the computer zoom, things of that nature. 340 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:35,440 Speaker 1: The root canal is all about saving the tooth, which 341 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:39,040 Speaker 1: doctor Johnson says is more preferable than an extraction, so 342 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:42,200 Speaker 1: pulling the tooth out. Here's how the process works. 343 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 4: One of the analogies I like to use is like 344 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 4: a number two pencil. So early I gave us the 345 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 4: anatomy of the tooth. Well, if you think of a 346 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:51,920 Speaker 4: pencil as the tooth, the lead would represent the nerve. 347 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 4: So by completing a root canal, essentially we are removing 348 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 4: the lead from the pencil. You still have the pencil intact, 349 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:02,399 Speaker 4: and cleaning out that space and then filling it up 350 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 4: selling it up as to keep any contaminants or bacteria 351 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 4: from getting back into that space. 352 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:10,639 Speaker 5: So by doing the root canal, technically we are saving 353 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:11,160 Speaker 5: your tube. 354 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:13,640 Speaker 3: I get it. The goal is to get in there 355 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 3: and clean out all of that bacteria from the canal space. 356 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 3: And they do need to use a drill or sometimes 357 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 3: they use lasers to drill a hole into the tooth 358 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 3: to get down in there, and that can turn a 359 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 3: lot of people off. I feel like, keep the lid 360 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:27,000 Speaker 3: in my pencil. 361 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 1: Yes me, I am people, I'm gonna keep all those pencils. 362 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 1: It'll be fine. In terms of comfort during the procedure, 363 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:36,400 Speaker 1: which can take an hour to an hour and a half, 364 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 1: the patient is typically placed under general anesthesia so that 365 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:42,960 Speaker 1: there's no pain. And now dentists will offer headphones for 366 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 1: patients to listen to music or watch TV instead of 367 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 1: hearing all those dental sounds. You know the zoo, Yes, 368 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:53,399 Speaker 1: those are the noises. I don't like blood pressure through 369 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:54,439 Speaker 1: the roof as soon as I hear it. 370 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 3: Well, let's take a break and when we come back, 371 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 3: we'll get into some of these new developments, trends, and 372 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:00,040 Speaker 3: technologies in dent. 373 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:23,680 Speaker 1: We're back. We've been talking to doctor Marcus Johnson all 374 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 1: about teeth oral health and how it's connected to our 375 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 1: overall health. But before we get back to that, let's 376 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:32,520 Speaker 1: talk about what we're covering in next week's Live. 377 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:37,879 Speaker 3: Next week, we're talking all about cybersecurity. Scamming stories have 378 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 3: been on the rise, from inventing Anna to the tender Swindler. 379 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 3: You know, we've been hearing a lot about ransomware attacks 380 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:49,359 Speaker 3: and other cybersecurity threats too, So we're digging into exactly 381 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:52,479 Speaker 3: what that means and how to keep our online information safe. 382 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 3: But in the meantime, let's get back to teeth. 383 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:04,679 Speaker 1: I've seen on TikTok that there are some people who 384 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:08,240 Speaker 1: are really taking their oral health into their own hands. 385 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 1: I saw a TikTok of a woman who was like, 386 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 1: I just got three teeth pulled in that apartment right there, 387 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 1: and she points to this high rise apartment. I was like, no, 388 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: that is not where a dentist is doing business. I'm sorry, dog. 389 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 1: I've seen people getting like all of the technology they 390 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 1: need to put on their own braces. I've seen people 391 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:36,679 Speaker 1: making their own retainers with plastic beads, and you put 392 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:39,440 Speaker 1: the plastic beads in hot water. Once all the plastic 393 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:41,679 Speaker 1: beads like melt, you put in your mouth and you 394 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 1: shape it around your teeth. It's how you make like 395 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:48,119 Speaker 1: a mouthguard for when you're playing sports. But they use 396 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 1: it as a retainer. 397 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:51,880 Speaker 3: No, no, no, and no. 398 00:20:52,119 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 1: I've seen everything on these internets. It doesn't seem safe. 399 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 3: We're taking pinterest in dy too far, too far. 400 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 1: Not everything is meant to DIY. You shouldn't be diye 401 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:05,240 Speaker 1: wying your own like surgeries. 402 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:07,719 Speaker 3: Yeah, if you can go to the dentist, you should. 403 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 3: Now we realize everybody doesn't have access, right, but I 404 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:14,360 Speaker 3: think if you do have access, take the dentist approved 405 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:16,879 Speaker 3: route first. When I look back, it might have been 406 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 3: too much. When you know, I remember tying some string 407 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 3: around a tooth and closing the door, trying to pull 408 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 3: a loose tooth out you tell me permanent teeth people 409 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:29,879 Speaker 3: are adjusting in apartments. No, thank you, no way. 410 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:32,760 Speaker 1: I saw a TikTok of a woman who got verses 411 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:36,640 Speaker 1: put on by her friend. They don't function, but now 412 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:41,680 Speaker 1: her teeth are shifting, her gums are receding, and her 413 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:44,359 Speaker 1: teeth are shifting. She had perfectly straight teeth put the 414 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:47,119 Speaker 1: purses on. Now they look very different. I'll say that, 415 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:47,879 Speaker 1: m H. 416 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,960 Speaker 3: I believe it. And like doctor Johnson told us earlier, 417 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:54,200 Speaker 3: oral health can indicate other health issues, and if you're 418 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:56,920 Speaker 3: having your teeth worked on by somebody who's not a dentist, 419 00:21:57,200 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 3: they could easily disregard signs of other health implications like 420 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 3: sores on the gum. 421 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 1: I don't know what's happening. It doesn't seem safe. Is 422 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: it safe. 423 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 4: This platform with DIY has really taken off, specifically within 424 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:12,560 Speaker 4: the dental space, but I think it's important that we 425 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 4: really promote safety first. At the end of the day, 426 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:18,480 Speaker 4: it's always best to consult with a trained dental specialist, 427 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 4: and now with ZOOM being so prevalent, you can just 428 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 4: call up your local or the dona's have that consultation first, 429 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:26,879 Speaker 4: and if they recommend a DIY program for you, by 430 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 4: all means, it's most likely got to work for you. 431 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:32,160 Speaker 1: Doctor Johnson said, if they say to go to your 432 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:34,159 Speaker 1: next door neighbor and tell them to use the pliers 433 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 1: and pull it out, go ahead. But I doubt they 434 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 1: will say that. 435 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:39,880 Speaker 3: And doctor Johnson also said that he's seen to increase 436 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:43,240 Speaker 3: in patients actually needing treatments like root canals because they 437 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:45,440 Speaker 3: tried to do their own thing first. So they tried 438 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:47,399 Speaker 3: to make their own invisil line and ended up doing 439 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:50,640 Speaker 3: damage to their nerve bundles in their too. So if 440 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 3: you're not careful, what you tried to prevent in the 441 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:55,359 Speaker 3: first place with DIY will actually create more problems for 442 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:57,439 Speaker 3: you down the road and boom, you're right back at 443 00:22:57,440 --> 00:22:59,640 Speaker 3: the dentist office. 444 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 1: Just stop all that and just go to the dentist. So, 445 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 1: as an ended dantist, most of what doctor Johnson specializes 446 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 1: in is under the surface of the tooth. But we 447 00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 1: really wanted to ask him to talk about veneers. We're 448 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:20,440 Speaker 1: seeing a lot of people getting veneers as opposed to 449 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 1: root canal. Veneers are really about improving the aesthetic of 450 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 1: your teeth. 451 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:26,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, I feel like ever since Cardi B was like. 452 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:29,280 Speaker 1: Yes, I was gonna say that got a bag and 453 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 1: fix my teeth. Hope you know this ish. 454 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:32,880 Speaker 2: Ain't ain't cheap. 455 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:39,720 Speaker 1: I think everybody's gone teeth crazy, Yeah, everybody. I feel 456 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 1: like so many people have veniers these days, and they're 457 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 1: getting them at a rapid break. Like it went from 458 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 1: you know, in a few people there have veneers because 459 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 1: they had, you know, some dental issue that they were 460 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:55,400 Speaker 1: trying to fix. To now, getting veneers is like getting 461 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:56,280 Speaker 1: a pair of glasses. 462 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 3: I was gonna say, like when people got a second hole, 463 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 3: you know for the hearing, it was like everybody got 464 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:02,320 Speaker 3: them all of a sudden. 465 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:04,840 Speaker 1: You know if that's probably more in line with that 466 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 1: than glasses because glasses you actually need them to see. 467 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:11,280 Speaker 4: So as opposed to getting a crown, and a crown 468 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:13,879 Speaker 4: is going to cover the entire tooth surface, if you 469 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 4: think about it, a crown goes around the entire circumference 470 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:19,359 Speaker 4: of the tooth. A veneer is only going to go 471 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:22,399 Speaker 4: over the outside facing aspect of the tooth. You know, 472 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:24,959 Speaker 4: they drilled the tooth down a certain dimensions and then 473 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:29,359 Speaker 4: they'll bond that custom made laminate on your teeth to 474 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 4: give you that more aesthetic look that you desire. 475 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 3: And another thing that I've seen is not only are 476 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:37,240 Speaker 3: people getting veneers, but they're going out of the country 477 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 3: to get the veneer. Yes, our passport veneer is better. 478 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 3: Like what's going on? 479 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 5: They made us want a vacation as well. 480 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:47,160 Speaker 4: And I'll frame this from perspective of I'm a big 481 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:51,080 Speaker 4: time support of the international dental community as well as domestic. 482 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 4: I know talented clinicians, you know, Europe, Mexico, Asia, you 483 00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:57,960 Speaker 4: name it. I think that if you go to a 484 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 4: reputable source, someone that you feel comfortable with, then that's 485 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 4: perfectly fine. Just do your research and if the price 486 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:08,080 Speaker 4: matches your budget by all means, But understand that if 487 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 4: something does develop, you know, six months down the line, 488 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:12,879 Speaker 4: your venier falls off, six months down the line you 489 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 4: develop a root canal, are you going to be able 490 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:17,920 Speaker 4: to go back to that individual in a timely fashion 491 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 4: to have that emergency situation addressed. 492 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:22,359 Speaker 3: That's a really good point, and doctor Johnson mentioned that 493 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:24,480 Speaker 3: getting veneers has the same type of risk as any 494 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:27,440 Speaker 3: other dental procedure, so the tooth could be over prepared. 495 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:31,679 Speaker 3: So you imagine shaving that tooth down, just shaving it 496 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:33,480 Speaker 3: too far, and now you just got a little nub. 497 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 3: It's exposed. The nerves and things are very close to 498 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:38,639 Speaker 3: that surface, and that could cause you a lot of 499 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:41,439 Speaker 3: pain or discomfort, or you might need a root canal 500 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 3: after getting the veneers applied. So of course they can 501 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:47,680 Speaker 3: break and crack just like any other tooth. So making 502 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:49,399 Speaker 3: sure you talk to a dentist and figure out a 503 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:56,000 Speaker 3: plan for follow up care is crucial, all right, So 504 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:58,160 Speaker 3: let's pivot to developments in dentistry. 505 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 1: When I went to the dentist recently, I was absolutely 506 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:04,400 Speaker 1: blown away by some of the new technology that they 507 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:07,120 Speaker 1: were using to treat patients. I was getting fitted for 508 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:11,520 Speaker 1: some invisil line, and it used to be a big 509 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:15,000 Speaker 1: deal to get those types of things done because you'd 510 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:17,159 Speaker 1: have to put this really nasty mold into your mouth. 511 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 1: It would have to sit there for a little while. 512 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:21,040 Speaker 3: Yes, it would feel like you were choking. 513 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 1: You feel like you're choking. It's very dramatic. But this 514 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:28,280 Speaker 1: time it had been I'm telling my age, it had 515 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 1: been like since the last time I went to an orthodonist, 516 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:34,760 Speaker 1: not the dentist, like fifteen twenty years and they had 517 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:39,320 Speaker 1: a device that looked like a toothbrush and they just 518 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 1: stick it in your mouth and it scans each tooth. 519 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: They just rub it over each tooth and it creates 520 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:47,359 Speaker 1: a three D mock up on the screen of your mouth. 521 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:48,600 Speaker 1: No more molds. 522 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:51,399 Speaker 3: What Yeah, no more slimy stuff. 523 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:53,879 Speaker 1: No more slimy stuff. You get a digital mold. You 524 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 1: get to go home. You don't have to be going. 525 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:57,560 Speaker 3: Black getting that stuff. 526 00:26:57,560 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 1: I'm trying to get that stuff from in between your Yeah, 527 00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:02,879 Speaker 1: no more of that. I was like, this is dope. 528 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:05,639 Speaker 4: That's an intra old scanner, and that's very big within 529 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:07,480 Speaker 4: just the general dentist. If you go to your dentist now, 530 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:10,119 Speaker 4: you're probably going to see that. And that technology eliminates 531 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:13,280 Speaker 4: now the necessity for taking that nasty gouie mold that 532 00:27:13,359 --> 00:27:15,440 Speaker 4: kind of makes you gag and choke. And so you 533 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:19,120 Speaker 4: can recreate someone's smile and then guess what chair side 534 00:27:19,160 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 4: meaning right next to you, they can mil a crown 535 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:25,440 Speaker 4: or mil some sort of aspect of your smile right 536 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 4: there at the same time, so that, like I said, 537 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:31,359 Speaker 4: the efficiency is streamlined. Hey man, I just broke my 538 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:34,200 Speaker 4: crown at lunch. I come in fix me a new one, 539 00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:36,399 Speaker 4: and I'm already back out hanging out at happy hour. 540 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:38,080 Speaker 5: Five o'clock new smile. I'm good. 541 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:41,479 Speaker 4: That's how dentistry is changing lives in this new millennium. 542 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:42,480 Speaker 4: So it's pretty good stuff. 543 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:46,000 Speaker 1: And from a material science perspective, doctor Johnson was also 544 00:27:46,119 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 1: talking about new materials being used to create an even 545 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 1: more protective coat or seal for your tooth. 546 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:55,159 Speaker 5: You know, when I first started out, we always had 547 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 5: a bio materials class. 548 00:27:56,240 --> 00:27:58,840 Speaker 4: When we were kind of talking about the composites and 549 00:27:59,119 --> 00:28:03,320 Speaker 4: just the particle size, and the smaller the particle size, 550 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 4: the better the seal, the better the bond you can 551 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 4: actually get. So now we see extreme nanoparticles existing within 552 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:13,439 Speaker 4: these polymers, within these composites that really allow for that 553 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:16,639 Speaker 4: protective seal because again, like I highlighted, the goal is 554 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:20,160 Speaker 4: to prevent anything from getting inside the tooth, going back 555 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 4: to the ceilings, and that's why it's important that we 556 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:24,360 Speaker 4: see those young patients. 557 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:26,919 Speaker 3: Teeth and the same with new and different substances that 558 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:29,640 Speaker 3: are being used to bond different parts of the tooth. 559 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:32,720 Speaker 3: You need materials that will effectively stick to different parts 560 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:35,320 Speaker 3: of the tooth, like with veneers or crowns. So doctor 561 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:37,280 Speaker 3: Johnson was saying, there have been a lot of new 562 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:39,760 Speaker 3: materials coming out for those purposes as well. 563 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:42,720 Speaker 1: One of my favorite materials that doctor Johnson didn't talk 564 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:48,400 Speaker 1: about is goals. I love grills and seeing people with grills. 565 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 1: And another new thing that's been coming out is like 566 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 1: putting little jewels on your teeth. That's pretty cool too. 567 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:59,240 Speaker 3: I mean, listen, any additional care that's paid to the mouth, 568 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 3: even if it's just cosmetic, I think will also cause 569 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 3: you to think about those things that you need for 570 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 3: general upkeep as well. And so that's all good because 571 00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:09,480 Speaker 3: one of the things we didn't discuss but that we 572 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 3: know is that root canal that we talked about allows 573 00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 3: those nerves and vessels of the teeth to connect to 574 00:29:15,560 --> 00:29:17,320 Speaker 3: those in your head and neck, which goes straight to 575 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:19,760 Speaker 3: your heart. And sometimes if you're not taking care of 576 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:22,200 Speaker 3: your teeth and you have those bacteria in the mouth, 577 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:25,480 Speaker 3: they can lead to infection and that can lead to 578 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:29,360 Speaker 3: bacteria in the heart. So what I basically just describe 579 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:32,680 Speaker 3: is how a tooth infection or an abscess can lead 580 00:29:32,760 --> 00:29:36,080 Speaker 3: to sepsis, which is bacteria in your bloodstream. The teeth 581 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:39,200 Speaker 3: are very important, y'all right, And so mouth health, like 582 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:42,000 Speaker 3: doctor Johnson said, is overall health. So anything that's going 583 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:44,880 Speaker 3: to put the microscope on the mouth on for it. 584 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 3: So you know, every week we share one thing that 585 00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 3: we're really excited about. Well, this week is one person, 586 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:03,800 Speaker 3: a new member of our team, Brianna Garrett. Everybody please 587 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:12,600 Speaker 3: give her a warm Dope Labs Welcome. Welcome to the team, Brianna. 588 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:15,040 Speaker 3: That's it for Lab fifty four. Did it make you 589 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:16,800 Speaker 3: want to run out and call your dentist to schedule 590 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:19,920 Speaker 3: an appointment? If you're overdue, please get to it. Call 591 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 3: us at two zero two five six seven seven zero 592 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:24,840 Speaker 3: two eight and tell us what you thought about this episode, 593 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:27,080 Speaker 3: or you can give us an idea for a lab 594 00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:29,560 Speaker 3: we should do this semester. I can tell you we 595 00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:32,400 Speaker 3: both love hearing from y'all. That's two zero two five 596 00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:34,160 Speaker 3: six seven seven zero two eight. 597 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:36,800 Speaker 1: And don't forget there's so much more for you to 598 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:39,040 Speaker 1: dig into on our website. There will be a cheat 599 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:42,160 Speaker 1: sheet there for today's lab and additional links and resources 600 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:44,240 Speaker 1: in the show notes. 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