Dr. Rosemary Wu joins Dr. Towfighi for the season finale of the podcast. The doctors discuss gum recession and Free Gingival Graft (it's not free by the way).Dr. Wu clarifies the differences between the Free Gingival Graft procedure and Conne

Pinhole or Donor Graft

Jan 23rd, 2020 13m 10s

Dr. Kevin Chen returns to the podcast to chat about gum recession. He shares with Dr. Towfighi about the potential for tooth loss if the gum recession goes untreated. The doctors discuss donor grafts and pinhole treatment. Periodontists create

LANAP and Pockets

Jan 9th, 2020 13m 31s

Dr. Khalid Rasheed joins Dr. Towfighi to discuss LANAP and pockets. No, not the things you put your change, keys, and hands in. A "pocket" is a term dentists use to identify bone loss. These are the numbers dental patients hear dentists give to

Diabetes and Gum Disease

Dec 26th, 2019 13m 21s

Diabetes effects over 21,000,000 Americans. Dr. Kevin Chen joins Dr. Towfighi in this episode of the Healthy Mouth Podcast to discuss the correlation between diabetes and our mouths.Dr. Chen shares how diabetes may prevent our bodies from fig

Mouth Disease. Heart Disease?

Dec 12th, 2019 15m 37s

Dr. Towfighi sits down with his colleague Dr. Mahdad Nassiri to learn more about periodontal disease, or "bone" disease. Dr. Nassiri likens periodontal disease to collateral damage in war. They also share why uncontrolled inflammation in the mo

Chronic Inflammation, Part II

Nov 28th, 2019 12m 39s

Join the second part of Dr. Towfighi and Dr. Nath's discussion about chronic inflammation and how it impacts our overall health. Continuing on from Part I, Dr. Towfighi asks Dr. Nath how a dentist measures inflammation in the mouth. The doctors

Chronic Inflammation, Part I

Nov 28th, 2019 10m 56s

Inflammation impacts our bodies in many ways. With that in mind, Dr. Towfighi sits down with Dr. Nath to discuss how inflammation contributes to diseases in this first part of a two-part episode. In part one of this discussion, the doctors expl

Dental Specialities, Gingivitis, and Periodontitis

Nov 14th, 2019 14m 3s

In this episode of The Healthy Mouth Podcast, Doctor Towfighi give a little background on different dental specialties. He also explains what gingivitis and periodontitis are and how they impact the health of our mouths and bodies.Dr. Towfigh

The Dental Implant Procedure Explained

Oct 31st, 2019 12m 2s

In this episode of The Healthy Mouth Podcast, Doctor Towfighi explains a dental implant procedure. He makes clear the difference between a dental implant and a dental crown.Additionally, he answers common questions related to this procedure a

Dental Implants, Bone Loss, and Treatment

Oct 17th, 2019 13m 46s

Join Dr. Paul Towfighi and Registered Dental Assistant Leah Applegate as they chat about dental implants and how they may work with partial dentures and full dentures. Next, Dr. Towfighi explains the benefits of implant bridges. He also gives s

What is a Healthy Mouth?

Oct 3rd, 2019 12m 22s

Dr. Paul Towfighi and Registered Dental Assistant Leah Applegate are happy to present the first episode of The Healthy Mouth Podcast. Dr. Towfighi discusses the possible causes of tooth loss, from poor dental care to genetics to using your mout

The Healthy Mouth debuts Thursday, October 3

Sep 10th, 2019 23s

Join Dr. Paul Towfighi and Leah Applegate, Dr. Towfighi's assistant, as they launch the Healthy Mouth Podcast. The goal of the podcast is to help educate listeners in a fun way about the health of your mouth and how it relates to the rest of yo

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