Your mouth is not separate from your body — it’s the gateway to your overall health.
In this insightful episode of Candid Confessions with Chhavi, we sit down DR. MANU MODI, with who breaks down the powerful connection between oral health and overall wellbeing — something most of us completely overlook.
From heart health and immunity to digestion, inflammation, hormonal balance, and even mental wellbeing — your dental health plays a far bigger role than you’ve been told.
If you’ve ever ignored bleeding gums, tooth sensitivity, bad breath, or skipped dental check-ups thinking “it’s not serious” — this episode might change how you look at your body forever.
Because true health doesn’t start in the gym or the kitchen…It starts in your mouth.
GUEST: DR. MANU MODI, Prosthodontist
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 What to expect from this conversation
02:33 Why is dental health neglected so much in India? How effective are household remedies for teeth? What are some remedies that actually work?
09:58 What kind of treatments can you have medically? What is the right age to start dental visits? What kind of dental care does a baby need?
14:11 Does bottle feed cause cavities in babies’ teeth? What about thumb-sucking? What are the other habits that cause dental problems?
15:33 What is the right age for a child to start a dental treatment like braces or aligners? Why do milk teeth not fall off on their own many times nowadays?
18:19 What is better, braces or aligners?
20:22 How have braces evolved over the years? Are aligners are a better choice in that regard?
23:55 Are aligners are a good choice if the child is meticulous about changing a set timely?
25:16 What should adults do to maintain good dental health?
29:53 How is dental health related to your general health?
33:39 What is sleep apnoea?
34:35 How to do diagnose that the signs you see are pointing to sleep apnoea?
38:53 How is it when you tell patients looking for a dental treatment but instead hearing from you that there could be an underlying serious condition like diabetes looming around?
39:49 If dentistry is so important, then why is it so expensive? Why does it change basis the locality and city and machines? How does one decide which dentist is authentic?
43:09 Is too much teeth whitening bad for you? Doe sit deplete the natural enamel? How do you replace the enamel which is lost for any reason?
45:57 How do we identify our gut health by looking at our teeth?
48:28 What is the meaning of teeth clattering while sleeping, and plaque build up? Do you ever feel empowered to judge people’s lifestyle while looking inside their mouths?
50:49 What are the things that you should not ignore about your dental health?
53:36 Why is dental insurance mandatory in the US?
54:31 How painful is a root canal? Is it still as bad as before?
58:09 Are people abusing the advancement in the dentistry science?
1:00:36 What is the advancement that AI is making in the field of dentistry?
1:03:18 At what point in your career did you realise that dentistry is more than just teeth?
1:05:53 Closing thoughts and message.