Medical Medium Podcast

021 Teeth: Everyone's Getting Drilled

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Synopsis

There are millions of people sitting in dentists’ offices around the world getting their teeth drilled. Crowns, implants, bridges, fillings, root canals, veneers and tooth repairs are a common theme while the causes of teeth problems are still a mystery. In this podcast episode we uncover that mystery, peeling the pages apart and dissecting what it is that has led people astray when it comes to the health of their teeth. We get into the grit of fruit fear, how it came to be that fruit was associated with teeth problems and why it is named to be the enemy of teeth. I talk about mineral deficiencies and how we accumulate them over time. See why one kid in high school may be eating the same diet as another high schooler, but one gets three cavities and the other gets fifteen. Discover what I mean when I say that teeth are like time capsules, tiny enamel blueprints of not only our own past but that of our family line. I break down how our teeth become porous in a way that x-rays may not be able to detect, and wha