Do Your Teeth Make You Age? w/ Dr. Leedia Riman

We talk about our under-eyes, our necks, and our gut microbiome, so why do we almost never talk about our mouths? Integrative dentist Dr. Leedia Riman co-founded a Beverly Hills dental practice with her brother, and she believes your mouth is a window into your whole-body health. She learned it the hard way. She spent years treating patients overseas and saw some of the most worn-down mouths of her career in people who had full access to care. Then a really rough pregnancy of her own finally connected the dots between breathing, nutrition, hormones, and what shows up in our teeth.

Most people think of dentistry as cleanings and fillings. Dr. Riman practices “dentistry beyond teeth” instead, looking at body composition, saliva, stress, and hormonal history before she ever looks at a single tooth. She tells Molly and Emese why breathing is the most important thing for oral health, and how mouth breathing and snoring can leave you feeling like you’ve been hit by a truck every morning. She explains how pregnancy, perimenopause, and menopause can all show up in your gums, and why a mouth that’s aging too fast is a sign the rest of the body is too.

Plus: why she scrapes her tongue before she brushes, the two-ingredient pantry rinse she uses instead of alcohol mouthwash, why you should never let anyone file your teeth down and when veneers are worth it and when they’re not.

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