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Episode 64: STOP Normalizing Bleeding Gums: Making Diagnosing Gingivitis Sexy 🚫🩸

Episode 64: STOP Normalizing Bleeding Gums: Making Diagnosing Gingivitis Sexy 🚫🩸

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 This episode challenges the dental industry's casual approach to gingivitis and reframes bleeding gums as a severe systemic health warning that demands attention! Melissa and Tabitha reveal why making gingivitis identification compelling to patients is crucial for oral and overall health outcomes. Link to Meissa's Post mentioned in the episode: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DG0LnVGsrnT/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Key Topics Covered 🚨 Why Gingivitis Is More Than "Pink in the Sink" The systemic connection between gingival inflammation and elevated inflammatory markers (CRP, interleukin-6)How gingivitis serves as an early warning system for broader health issuesThe direct link between periodontal inflammation and cardiovascular disease risk (Bale-Doneen Method) 🔬 The Progression from Gingivitis to Periodontitis Research showing how untreated gingivitis commonly advances to irreversible damageHow inflammation increases oral mucosa permeability, allowing bacteria to enter the bloodstreamThe systemic health risks associated with ongoing gingival inflammation: Diabetes complicationsCognitive declineAdverse pregnancy outcomes 💡 Tools for Compelling Gingivitis Communication Tech-forward approaches that transform patient understanding: Voice-activated perio chartingBiofilm disclosing for immediate visual impactSalivary diagnostics to personalize care and track improvements 🗣️ Reframing the Clinical Conversation Moving beyond "floss more" to delivering a blueprint for whole-body healthPowerful language shifts that motivate patient actionPositioning dental professionals as frontline preventive medicine specialists Featured Research: Because We ALWAYS Bring the Research 🧾 Page, R. C., Offenbacher, S., Schroeder, H. E., Seymour, G. J., & Kornman, K. S. (2002). Advances in the pathogenesis of periodontitis: Summary of developments, clinical implications, and future directions. Journal of Periodontology, 73(8), 935-951. https://doi.org/10.1902/jop.2002.73.8.935Sanz, M., Marco Del Castillo, A., Jepsen, S., Gonzalez-Juanatey, J. R., D'Aiuto, F., Bouchard, P., Chapple, I., Dietrich, T., Gotsman, I., Graziani, F., Herrera, D., Loos, B., Madianos, P., Michel, J. B., Perel, P., Pieske, B., Shapira, L., Shechter, M., Tonetti, M., Vlachopoulos, C., & Wimmer, G. (2020). Periodontitis and cardiovascular diseases: Consensus report. Frontiers in Medicine, 7(25). https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2020.00025Tonetti, M. S., Van Dyke, T. E., & Working Group 1 of the Joint EFP/AAP Workshop. (2013). Periodontitis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: Consensus report of the Joint EFP/AAP Workshop on Periodontitis and Systemic Diseases. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 40(S14), S24-S29. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpe.12089 Key Takeaways That Will DISRUPT Your Practice 💪 Reframe gingivitis conversations to focus on whole-body health implicationsImplement visual and auditory tools to make inflammation impossible to ignoreUse data-driven approaches through salivary diagnosticsPosition yourself as a preventive health specialist, not just a dental providerChoose language that conveys urgency and importance Connect With The Movement 🔥 🚀 Join the dental revolution! 🚀 Share this episode with colleagues who need to level up their gingivitis communication. 🚀 Subscribe to stay on the cutting edge of disruptive dental practice techniques! Follow ➡️ @disruptingdentistrypodcast Follow ➡️ @tabitha_dental_hygienist_ Follow ➡️ @itsthebadasshygienist #DisruptingDentistry #StopBleedingGums #OralSystemicConnection #DentalInnovation #PerioHealth
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