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Home › Podcast › Podcast Episode #116: Water and Oral Health, A Conversation on Water Purity

Podcast Episode #116: Water and Oral Health, A Conversation on Water Purity

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Today I am going to talk to you about something very seemingly simple – water. Why should you listen to a dentist about drinking water? The obvious answer is fluoride in your water, which I am going to touch on. I will give you some hints on how to get rid of fluoride in your water, but today is about distilled water. I will talk about why we should be distilling water, and if not at least filtering. I’ll touch on why this is important and how it relates to your oral health.

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Topics Discussed:

  • 03:52 – Deciding to use distilled water
  • 07:31 – Importance of clean water
  • 10:30 – What is distilled water?
  • 11:40 – Importance of water in the body
  • 14:04 – Assessing the problem with water
  • 15:30 – Claims against distilled water
  • 16:40 – The risks of well water and the filtration process
  • 21:09 – Microplastics in water and the affect on children
  • 22:51 – Fluoride in the water
  • 24:31 – Knowing the different impurities in your drinking water
  • 25:10 – Debunking the myth that “distilled water is too pure”
  • 31:46 – Safety and quality claims
  • 39:09 – Oral health is the key to overall health

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About Mark Burhenne, DDS

I’m on a mission to empower people everywhere with the same evidence-based, easy-to-understand dental health advice that my patients get. You can read my story here. I have been a dentist in private practice for 35 years. I graduated from the Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco, CA in 1987 and am a member of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM), Academy of General Dentistry (Chicago, IL), American Academy for Oral Systemic Health (AAOSH), and Dental Board of California.

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