http://ketodontist.libsyn.com/ketodontist-podcast-episode-08-is-keto-good-for-your-teeth
*This Episode originally aired 9/4/2017
Howdy gang! Welcome back to Episode 8 of the Ketodontist Podcast. Today Dr. Matt is flying solo and giving you an informative episode of keto and low carb diets and their effects on our teeth and dental health.
Topics include:
- Why sugar is uniquely toxic to teeth
- Why the pH balance of the mouth is imperative to our oral health
- How vitamin deficiencies can effect the mouth
- How poor diet can lead to poor oral health and vice versa
- How gum disease and diabetes is a two way street
- How there is correlation (and possibly even causation) between gum disease and heart disease
- AND MORE!
Do you chompers a favor and check out this episode! And if you enjoyed today’s episode, please subscribe and review our show.
Studies and resources cited:
The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes: http://a.co/aLaJAnx
The Alzheimer’s Antidote: http://a.co/fNAId3U
Balance by V. Kim Kutsch, DMD and Robert J. Bowers: balancebook.com
Feb 2016 Study Vitamin D and Dental Caries in Children. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26553883?_ga=2.250923462.1544376150.1504546103-473158135.1504546103
Metabolic Endotoxemia Initiates Obesity and Insulin Resistance; http://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/56/7/1761
High-risk periodontal pathogens contribute to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis; http://pmj.bmj.com/content/93/1098/215
Dr. Doneen’s assessment of the PMJ study: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/landmark-bale-doneen-study-first-to-reveal-that-oral-bacteria-can-cause-heart-disease-300435079.html
