Dhru Purohit Show
Oral Dysbiosis is Driving Disease, Popular Oral Care Products You Should Throw in the Trash, and How Your Diet Can Help Remineralize Your Teeth
12 May 2025
This episode is brought to you by LMNT, Fatty15, and Levels. The oral microbiome is a foundational pillar of whole-body health and longevity. While modern science is just beginning to catch up, traditions like Ayurveda, along with Functional Medicine practitioners and biological dentists, have long emphasized the mouth-body connection. Without healthy teeth, gums, and oral tissues, systemic health inevitably declines. In this episode, today’s guests share how oral health offers a powerful lens into overall wellness—and why it’s time to rethink how we care for our mouths. Today on The Dhru Purohit Show, we’re bringing you a special compilation episode featuring Dhru’s conversations with leading experts on the connection between oral health, chronic disease, and longevity. Dr. Staci Whitman breaks down the top signs that your oral health may be at risk, explores the root causes behind common dental diagnoses, and explains the link between poor oral health and chronic illness. She also shares actionable tips on nutrition, optimal eating timelines, and strategies to prevent oral dysbiosis and cavities. Dr. Mark Burhenne dives into why prioritizing oral health is essential for preventing chronic disease and offers simple steps to get started. He also walks through the cost-benefit analysis of root canals and explains why flossing matters, along with his picks for the cleanest, most effective oral care products on the market. Dr. Staci Whitman is a leading authority in functional dentistry. With a unique blend of scientific expertise and compassionate care, she's dedicated to creating a cavity-free world. Dr Staci is a triple board-certified in pediatrics, integrative dentistry, and naturopathic dentistry. She is one of only five dentists in the world to have her Functional Medicine Certification from the Institute of Functional Medicine. Dr. Mark Burhenne is a functional dentist. He is the author of the number one Amazon bestseller The 8-Hour Sleep Paradox. In this episode, Dhru and his guests dive into: The connection between oral health and overall health (01:44) Root causes of oral dysbiosis (05:22) Cavity prevention (12:41) The role of the Standard American diet on the oral microbiome (15:55) Top factors that impact oral health (18:53) Foods and drinks that cause decay or promote optimal oral health (27:03) FYGG toothpaste (29:45) Hydroxyapatite and sourcing from reputable sources (33:14) Key supplements for oral health (36:12) Vitamin D and medications for oral health (39:09) How oral and dental health relate to longevity (42:14) A cost-benefit analysis of root canals (43:51) Dr. Burhenne's advice for taking care of oral health (52:15) Final Thoughts (54:49) Also mentioned: Full episode with Dr. Staci Whitman Full episode with Dr. Mark Burhenne This episode is brought to you by LMNT, Fatty15, and Levels. Right now, LMNT is offering my listeners a free sample pack with any purchase. Head over to drinkLMNT.com/dhru today. Fatty15 is offering an additional 15% off its 90-day subscription Starter Kit. Go to fatty15.com/dhru and use code DHRU to replenish your C15 levels for long-term health. Right now, Levels is offering my listeners an additional 2 FREE months of the Levels annual Membership when you use my link, levels.link/DHRU. Make moves on your metabolic health with Levels today. Sign up for Dhru’s Try This Newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Episode
Hi everyone, Drew Prote here, and today we're taking a deep dive into the most important area that often gets completely overlooked when it comes to your health, your mouth. When it comes to the topic of oral health, it isn't just about cavities or clean teeth or bad breath. It's about how the health of your mouth mirrors and is a leading indicator for the health of your entire body.
Everything from heart disease to brain health to immune function to digestion, it all actually starts in the mouth. And in today's compilation episode, I talk with two leaders in the space of functional dentistry. Dr. Stacey Whitman, and Dr. Mark Burhenne about how the oral microbiome plays a critical role in true health and longevity.
We discuss the root causes of oral dysbiosis, what throws your mouth out of balance, and how that impacts everything from your gut to your brain. We also cover why plaque, cavities, and gum disease aren't just caused by poor brushing or excess sugar. There's a few other things that cause them that we talk about today.
And most importantly, we talk about how your diet can actually help remineralize your teeth and why some popular oral health products might be doing more harm than good.
Let's listen in first to my conversation with Dr. Stacey Whitman as she highlights how the mouth offers critical insights into your whole body health and shares simple tips to support your oral health and protect against chronic disease. Tell us at our audience about some of the ways that our oral health is connected to other aspects of our health, especially certain incidents of chronic disease.
What do you know about?
Yeah. So the oral systemic connection is very well documented in research and just more and more research is coming out as we are learning more about these specific pathogens and microbes and how they work together. Essentially, if your gums bleed, so I like to say if there's pink in the sink, if you spit out and there's blood, that's a sign that your gum health is compromised.
That now is a way for bacteria in your mouth, pathogens, or even commensals to get into your vascular system, your blood supply, your lymphatic system, and they just catch a free ride. And they end up in organ systems they shouldn't. They can end up in the heart. They can end up in the brain. They can affect fertility. And
They can end up in your joints and lead to arthritis and autoimmune diseases. And so it's really important to maintain gum integrity. This is a lot like leaky gut, right? So it's the same concept of leaky gut. There's leaky gums. So you really want, that's a barrier from the outside world into the inside world.
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