Friday Favorite: How to Treat Periodontitis with Diet

[@dwightjones3305]

I’m a dentist. One of my patients took a very stressful job at work and immediately developed periodontitis. I referred him to a specialist who kept it from getting worse. Eventually, the patient finished the stressful project, retired, and went back college to study ethic music. His periodontitis rapidly improved. We don’t know if stress caused the problem or maybe his lifestyle changed when he was a big shot executive.

[@wasanalnahi9365]

@@dwightjones3305 I developed peridonitis once because of stress

[@oliveostrich903]

Use a soft toothbrush to protect your gums. I over brushed and damaged mine with medium. My dentist says he sees it all the time.

[@jeremywvarietyofviewpoints3104]

I'm a vegan with some periodontal disease. I'm healthier as a vegan but I've still got some major health issues that started much earlier and are very hard to solve.

[@naomibrandt3260]

@@jeremywvarietyofviewpoints3104 just out of curiosity would you consider you diet to be more whole food or processed food based? I too have some dental issues and switched to a vegan, more whole food diet about six months ago. I’m hoping diet and enhanced in-office and home care will help my mouth heal.

[@jeremywvarietyofviewpoints3104]

@@naomibrandt3260 I do drink a lot of soy milk which is processed. I try to get the least processed brand. I try to have less processed food but sometimes I fail.

[@PlantbasedSilvi]

Unfortunately I can't name a company, but there is a really good company in Canada that makes toothpaste with essential oils (LL). These are quite expensive, so if you find them too expensive, you can make them yourself. But I have to say that if you use it over a long period of time as recommended, you get amazing results. However, your diet should not contain any ready-made products; it is best to cook according to Dr. Greger's recipes. Rinse your teeth with tea such as chamomile tea or mix it with essential oils and coconut water. All the best for you❤❤❤

[@l.w.paradis2108]

Have you tried eliminating all added sugars and severely limiting dried fruit and juice, even orange juice and beet juice? You (well, your bacteria) may have a strong reaction to sugars.

[@seddensky]

@@jeremywvarietyofviewpoints3104 same here: vegan with periodontal disease; however once my dentist noticed it and started treating it (I was at the beginning stages), they were absolutely shocked at how quickly I recovered. I've inherited very bad teeth from both parents. Since turning vegan, I feel that my dental issues persist to some degree, but I've heard the phrase "you've managed to clear out this inflammation much quicker than expected" every time I've gotten a bad problem. I think our diet hopefully keeps us from deepening our issues. Hope things go as best they can for you with these issues.

[@jenwylie4093]

I notice a big difference in my dental appointments depending on what I am eating. I go through stretches where I try to eat very whole foods, and stretches where I eat more junk food. I haven't had meat for 7 plus years, but junk food and diet really determine if I have cavities.

[@eng.miroslavmanahilov1944]

Thank you for the video, dr. Greger and crew. Can you do videos about wisdom teeth? Like preventing their removal somehow. If it is possible and something can be done.

[@youtube_username_]

Avoid sugar and processed food.

[@WardieWard]

#1 rule ! after you adopt a Plant-Based diet.

[@ellen3093]

I developed periodontal disease while on a vegan diet but I had a few factors that led to that result: depression (because of other pain condition), bad advice from dental hygienist, and too many sweets. I'm managing it now but the damage is done and I don't know that gum grafts are even available in my country. I have some aches in front teeth because of it, but it is on and off. Cold weather makes it worse, and I also get a runny nose much more often. I also had braces as a kid and think that the metal retainer was part of the cause as the recession is much worse on those teeth.

[@jans1089]

@@ellen3093 watch Dr. Ellie Phillips. Maybe this can help you.

[@AndrewPawley11]

I love this channel!

[@tarabooartarmy3654]

Eat more raw carrots and apples! I have nearly perfect teeth and gums (aside from a couple of crowns) and I’m almost 50. Only difference between my family members who all had false teeth by my age is all the raw produce I regularly consume. Other than that, I had the same horrible SAD diet as many Americans until recently.

[@KJSvitko]

Go vegan for your health, whole food plant based. Go vegan for the animals. Go vegan for the planet. Go vegan and be healthier and happier. A lower risk of heart disease and cancer for you and a better planet for everyone, human and animals. Eating healthy is not a diet it is a healthy life style. Go out and look around. The vast majority of people you see are obese or al least over weight. People do not need to be fat shamed BUT being over weight is not healthy and leads to a host of illnesses. When you look around you can see all the unhealthy people without taking a blood test or a fitness test "NORMAL" for the average American is "UNHEALTHY" The health of society is in decline.

[@nazokashii]

Thank you so much

[@michaelt8388]

It's evident from the comments that the meat, dairy and egg industry are in a panic.

[@GregariousAntithesis]

I always had bad oral issues on my SAD diet with plenty of soda, beer, rice, chips, fries, pasta. At 55 three years ago i switch to whole food paleo eating primary meat, fish, eggs and low glycemic vegs and fruit and my oral health improved dramatically as well as my metabolic health and i lost 45 lbs and have kept it off. Animal foods are not causing the metabolic dysfunction and disease unless they are being ate with process grain, sugar and seed oil garbage foods. Animal foods are healthy with whole food plants not including grain and sugar.

[@srgustavito8759]

Subtitles are not working ok

[@bethjohnson3123]

@@srgustavito8759 true. Will need to look for a transcript

[@bethjohnson3123]

Just checked. No transcript. Can someone post a summary

[@thebrinksf69]

Stay away from flouride

[@youtube_username_]

Saturated fat isn't monolithic - odd-chain and even-chain saturated fats affect the body differently.

[@grego4835]

My gum disease became a problem when i was a 4 year skinny vegan. Its stabilized now on an omnivore diet and much dental care.

[@animalsarebeautifulpeople3094]

If you were ever too skinny it simply means you didn't consume enough calories. Has NOTHING to do with plant based diet or being vegan. STOP PROMOTING ANIMAL CRUELTY

[@Ryansarcade9]

❤️

[@SimpleHealth83]

😊😮

[@safffff1000]

Funny, most the carnivore comments on youtube point out to the fact that many off them had tooth problems clear up

[@eliabressan6512]

Indeed, like Shawn Baker, their teeth are falling apart prematurely, as if they were smoking a pack per day... Funny how they start rotting from the very first part of the body that come in touch with their food, still insisting their diet is the best

[@yuliamarynik]

I am ex vegan. My teeth health improved tremendously, in addition to the health of my whole body. I eat an animal based diet - mostly animal product with a small addition of non starchy vegetables and sometimes berries. Some days are 100% carni, but predominantly low carb keto. Vegan diet almost killed me in my early 30's (no exaggeration). The animal based diet healed me and helped me recover faster...

[@lorah3005]

👍 Whole food plant based for the environment and health; vegan for the victims! *Ask your city government to sign the Plant Based Treaty!* 🖖

[@2drealms196]

Is it okay if far northern populations eat meat (eg in Greenland), as fresh veggies are incredibly expensive there?

[@cristianerehem13]

I lost a tooth after 3 years of non treated periodontal disease that started when I was on a very bad health condition. São Paulo, Brazil, 23/August/2024 - 10h21 (-3GMT).

[@k.h.6991]

First real comment 😂

[@GregariousAntithesis]

If sugar and starch foundation diets were healthy they wouldnt rot our teeth and cause gum disease. A healthy diet shouldnt cause disease and require a tooth brush. The reason saturated fat and cholesterol is remotely associated with oral disease is because what you call carnivores eat garbage diets of mostly grain and sugar with meat. These people are not eating whole food diets. Everyone knows without question it is sugar, starch that feed the bad bacteria that cause oral disease and create plaque full of strep mutans. Strep mutans is what causes gum disease and tooth decay. No conicidence strep mutans is also found in cardiac plaque. Strep mutans an other bad bacteria does not feed on Meat and cholesterol nor does it stimulate growth of bad bacteria there is zero corrolation. Bacteria love sugar and starch.

[@thebetergede]

Humans are supposed to eat starch and sugar.

[@GregariousAntithesis]

@@thebetergedewhole food not ground up grain, human hybrid selectively bred pure sugar and starch man made fruit and vegs nothing like found in nature. Why do you think they rot our teeth.

[@GregariousAntithesis]

@@thebetergedenot the human hybrid pure sugar and starch frankensteins we have created. I eat things like cabbage, aspergus, peppers, etc. not the pure sugar/starch fruit and root vegs

[@thebetergede]

@@GregariousAntithesis i meant the whole food starches and sugars. Nothing wrong eating those. Pure sugar will definitely rot teeth. Wild herbivores or frugivors eat sugar and starches all day and don't have a single rotten teeth.

[@Jeffs60]

@@thebetergede A chimp by age 25 has tooth decay by consuming too much fruit and whole plant foods but it does not matter since by age 30 they die from a type of heart disease by consuming an almost all raw vegetarian diet.