Oral Bacteria And Your Health - with Dr. Mark Burhenne | The Empowering Neurologist EP. 162

I have been in the dental field since 1970. I worked as a part time dental assistant since age 14. I had braces twice. I went to dental lab school and graduated in 1975 . I've worked in my own lab for 31 years. Teeth have been my life. I started using a water pick since I was 18 years old. I have used a sonic care toothbrush since 1989. At age 68 I have minimal gum recession. I have been using a tongue scraper for over 20 years. I stopped using toothpaste ten years ago. I use coconut oil and a sprinkle of baking soda with my Sonicare toothbrush. The last time I had my teeth cleaned professionally was three years ago. The last time I had it done there was no blood in the spit bowl. My oral biome is balanced. I use no fluoride and tossed the mouthwash. I use my Waterpik. I don't believe in flossing as it pushes more bacteria and foreign mass into the gingival margins. I never feel any buildup of plaque or a feeling of rough surface. I have all my teeth. Both of my parents lost their teeth around age 35. I never owned a toothbrush until I was 8 years old. I bleach my teeth twice a year using a gentle whitener strip (professional, nothing commercial). I eat healthy, take mineral supplements and vitamins A-C. I have a few crowns because the crooked teeth had worn each other out and I had a lot of cavities. I have fillings in my teeth over 50 years old. I would not be considered a very good "customer" in the medical world of dentistry. I've helped people by fabricating their crowns and veneers and have made most of my own crowns. I have a fountain of good information and willing to share with everyone.

When I was 5 years old my father, a civil engineer, screamed against Fluoride being added to water!! He was screaming Rat Poison! In the 1950s he fought unsuccessfully to keep fluoride out of the facilities he was designing.

We moved to Costa Rica 9 years ago and during our 3 year tour, our daughter got a cavity. The dentist scheduled her to get it filled 3 months after. Having learned why cavities start and how they can be reversed, we started the Weston Price Protocol. When we returned to the dentist, he exclaimed "wow, it's a miracle. It has cured itself". To which I replied, "no, if you were taught about nutrition and how to reverse cavities, you would see this all the time". He had no interest in knowing what we did. Our daughter is now 16 and has never had a cavity since.

I feel HORRIBLE for having put my child's health at risk with fluoride treatments! This same pediatric dentist was also pushing GUARDASIL on him at 10-12 years old! We need to reclaim true health ASAP for the sake of future generations. Thank you. Dr. Perlmutter for being among the true healthcare practitioners leading the way❤

I put baking soda and peppermint essential oil in virgin coconut oil to brush my teeth, since 2010. My mouth is in excellent health.

Bless you for taking a stand against all the fluoride use,I have been wondering about this for a long time

What a wonderful interview. Thank you both! From my personal experience, I would emphasize: Do NOT use antibacterial mouthwashes, antibiotics, or antacids. And certainly do not use a fluoride “anticavity” mouthwash, because fluoride is TOXIC. Consider a nano-hydroxyapatite toothpaste. I had been taking chlorine dioxide (5-10 ppm), and sometimes colloidal silver (10 ppm) or a generic "Listerine" as a mouthwash. Three weeks ago, I went in for my Wellness Exam, and my blood pressure was ~ 200/100, the highest ever in my life. The doc (not surprisingly) prescribed 10 mg of Lisinopril and never inquired about WHY my BP was so high. I have been reading a lot about nitric oxide and taking some supplements and foods to increase my NO for cardiovascular reasons (CAC Score of 6100). Dr Nathan Bryan has said that anyone using antibiotics or even just regular mouthwash can knock out the oral bacteria needed to convert nitrate to nitrite, and thereby reduce or eliminate NO production, and raise their blood pressure. Similarly, anyone taking antacids or baking soda may raise their stomach pH enough to interfere with the conversion of nitrite to NO, and thereby raise their BP. I STOPPED taking any CDS orally, as well as sodium bicarbonate (at night, to help my kidneys), and over the past three weeks my BP has continued to fall - recently as low as 105/71 and 111/67. Everyone should know that hypertension and heart disease are killers, and a 95-point drop in systolic pressure in 3 weeks is AMAZING. How many people realize that their Tums antacid or Listerine mouthwash might be responsible for their high blood pressure, reduced Nitric Oxide production, and possible erectile dysfunction (ED) or heart disease. Please be careful and check your BP regularly.

David Perlmutter and Mark Burhenne - My impression is that these gents will be making a honest contribution to health in years to come.

My wife was attending a dental hygienist every three months for at least ten years. If only she had advised us to have blood tests, we might have found out years ago that she was pre diabetic. She has unfortunately now developed Altzheimer’s disease. Since changing our diet to Low Carb and High Fat (mostly extra virgin olive oil etc), as well as doing intermittent fasting, her gum disease has completely resolved. No fancy toothpaste…. Easy as ABC…

WOW! Tongue scraping is more important than brushing or flossing! I've watching more than 3,000 functional health podcasts and this is one of the best. I'm going to watch it a second time to absorb all the info.

To think how the Pediatricians profoundly intimidated me into administering floride drops in my little infants - to help their teeth mineralize..., tragic..

Thank you Drs Perlmutter and Burhemme. I live in India in one of the largest cities so taking on the Water supply Dept is going to be a marathon task. But I threw my old toothpaste out and replaced it with one that does not have any chemicals and especially No fluoride. I was using a Colgate-Palmolive toothpaste and your podcast prompted me to look at the list of ingredients. Im now using a locally made herbal toothpaste with no fluoride. Ive asked my daughter to listen to yr podcast and advised her to junk her current toothpaste too. Just about Everyone in the metros in India thinks that multinational products are safe and uses one or other varietiy of Colgate toothpaste. I wish I had known about this earlier. Thanks again.

So glad doctors and dentist are finally waking up .some of us understood much of this for 20 30 40 years .love doc Higgins work. We don't need chemicals ,nature provides all our needs ,without interfering with our bodies. Still I do appreciate the details of science on this subject . Thank you

Dr P, this doctor/dentist would make a great PBS segment with you. The info might overwhelme people but people, especially seniors need to know this latest

As a Registered Dental Hygienist, this has been a fantastic presentation. So many great points and information that I can take back to my practice and share with my clients. Thank you so much !

Living with an incurable disease is so hard, but you just have to live life day by day as it goes by (Cancer sucks)...

In rural India people use a twig called datun to brush their teeth. It should be looked into and also in India there was a practice of rinsing your mouth with water after every meal. I feel as we age the gaps between the teeth widen and leaves it open to lodge food particle. I have seen my in laws always rinsing their mouth after meals and after intake of tea or coffee rinsing and running their fingers over their teeth. My mother in law who is 82 hasn’t had a cavity of gum related issue in all her life.

I find this information exciting news, and it comes at the right time as I'm currently undergoing treatment for paradontitis. When I understood what that was, I also understood that my energy levels and mood would very likely get better once this problem addressed, and I already start feeling better. And with this talk, I will finally take my oral health more seriously. Thank you so much. I don't believe in coincidence, the timing could not have been better 🙌

Excellent discussion and tremendously generous education! Thank you 🙏 Million % AGREE that curriculum MUST BE UPDATED and the HUGE gap between medical & dental fields MUST BE “Filled” !!! I have found myself feeling tossed into the abyss by BOTH fields of “care”. American “healthcare” system is so compartmentalized/specialized, that I find NO care person will look at the overall, complete system of the bodies they claim to want to help. I find it beyond completely ABSURD there is such GAP that adds to detrimentally deficient “Care”. I very much appreciate You bringing this forward and speaking up 🙏

I'm a retired dental assistant and totally agree about fluoride. the University pushing it big time to the dental students. Haven't used it for many years.