August 1, 2023 • 25 mins
On this episode of The Blueprint Connect Podcast, host Louis Carr speaks with Dr. Mike Senegal, DDS about the importance of dental hygiene and answers questions about cosmetic dentistry.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
I'm Lewis Carr, host of the Blueprint Connect podcast. The
Blueprint Connect podcast is an extension of the Blueprint Men's
selling where we have consistently given men a prescription for growth,
not just for themselves, but also for their families and
their communities. During these podcasts, we will educate and motivate
our listeners about entrepreneurship, careers, finances, health and wellness, and relationship.
(00:28):
And today our special guests, we have the pleasure of
having my good friend doctor Michael Sinecal General Dennis in Chicago, Illinois.
And we call him a smile man, all right because
he gives you a great smile. Welcome doctor Mike, Thank
you so much, Thank you so much. How you doing, Lewis,
(00:50):
I'm doing great, man. We are excited about our conversation
today because dentistry is a main part of health and
wellness and you know that better than me, absolutely, and
we want to have a conversation about the importance of
(01:11):
great dental hygiene and what it does not only for
you physically, but also what it does for you mentally
and emotionally. And I'm a great example of that.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Document. Yes you are, Yes you are, and.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
We'll we'll tell people about that story a little later
on in this interview.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
Okay, absolutely absolutely, you know.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
So, doctor Mike, when someone says you know, good hygiene,
good dental hygiene, what does that mean? You know, the
average person thinking that you just don't have bad breath.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
You know that's absolutely true.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
But well, what does good dental hygiene mean to you?
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Dental hygiene really is someone who takes care of their
mouths in which not only do their gums not bleed,
but also that their teeth are clean. Good dental hygiene
is usually taught by your parents to you on how
(02:15):
to do that. Someone takes that step for you and
starts to show you how to take care of your mouth.
The unfortunate part is that if your parents don't know,
then it's very difficult for you to get that piece
that really works. But if you're taught to simply brush
(02:37):
and flaws, it really covers a big, big range.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
Most people don't.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
Floss, and that's just those things that happens out here.
But flossing, in my opinion, is probably the number one
thing that stimulates the gums and creates a healthy mouth. So,
doctor Mike, when does good hygiene have to start for
you to have a great chance of having great gums,
(03:09):
great teeth. That it is starting when you're at eight
years old. That start in high school.
Speaker 3 (03:15):
When do we start.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
Well, First of all, it starts when you when you
come to the realization that you need to take care
of yourself. And that usually happens for people somewhere around
eight to twelve when they really start taking it on themselves.
Prior to that, it's really you know, your caretakers who
(03:38):
make the difference for you in terms of you know,
sprucing you up, cleaning up and making right. And that's
one of the number one where people don't see the
dentists is because unless you have caretakers who who really
have been to the dentists, had care and are not afraid, they.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
Get ahead of it.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
You know, that's the only way you can really get
that get that right. And you just see it, you
know how you see well gloomed people and you see
people who are not so well groomed.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
There's a reason why they're the way they are. It's
usually someone made the way for them, you know.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
And I just find that that eight to twelve when
folks start being very social, wanting to know how they
look to others, as you said, bad breath.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
And you know your dear friends, you know.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
Your friends and your social group are going to all
make a big difference as to how you take care
of yourself.
Speaker 3 (04:43):
Doctor might talk about nutrition and food and things.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
You know, how does that add or subtract or take
away from good dental health.
Speaker 3 (04:57):
You know, we know that people say, don't eat.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
A lot of right right right, right, right right right?
Speaker 3 (05:03):
What does that mean? You can eat a lot of
cake and pies.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
So well said?
Speaker 1 (05:08):
You know, uh, you know that's so funny that you
would ask that question, because dentistry has really.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
Tried to avoid that.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
They have they you know, basically, there's this this hierarchy
of foods that you see where you know, folks uh
kind of say that you should you should eat you know,
some meats and some dairy and and all and and
and and and and bake you eat your vegetables, as
(05:36):
people say. But you know what's so funny is that
what I've found over time is once again genetics and
good hide trying to cover right now, which is such
a simple thing.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
I try to explain it to people as in terms
of almost as making a bank.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
Deposit if you brush and floss daily, you just get
the ability to resist the problems that happen with most
nutritional issues. Now, certainly eating foods that are nutritious, because
some food to be consumed is not food. Certainly Cheetos
(06:19):
and snickers is not really food, okay, And so with
it not being food, it's not going to really give
the body health. And not in the body not having health,
it's going to reflect in every organ and part of
the body. So when you find children who you know
(06:40):
and young adults who are not eating well, they're simply
living off their good genetics to keep them healthy. But
you know what, the epidemic of people being obese, it's
simply that folks aren't eating real food, you know. So
in terms of new attrition, I would say, if folks
(07:02):
can eat live, if they can eat things that are
real food, they'll go a long way, long way to
being healthy. So, doctor Mike, when you say genetics, it's like,
you know, people who have like great skin, and people
who have don't really have a lot of sort of
(07:24):
typical illnesses like high blood pressure, heart disease and things
like that. So so your parents can sort of imbound
their teeth oh listen, sons of the father, sins of
the father, or.
Speaker 2 (07:36):
Sins of the son. There's just no doubt about it now. Now,
you know, in my.
Speaker 1 (07:41):
Practice of more than forty years now, I've had the
pleasure of seeing you know, and four generations of people
come to see me. I have the great grandmother, the grandmother,
the daughter, and then the grandchild. You know, and what
(08:02):
you'll see is the great grandmother has a front tooth
that's turned, and all of them have that.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
Front tooth that's turned. Oh wow, you know.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
So what you get is not only from family. Do
you get the direct genes that you know, literally encode
how you're built. But you also have the as I say,
the predilections, the way, the way of those people, you know,
(08:34):
where they're, where they are, temperaments and other different things
kind of come across. But in terms of dentistry, I
would say that you know, what your parents had down
is important and if you can build on it, you know,
uh and and and you have to. It's the only
temple you got, you know. But we're talking about this
(08:57):
in an adult way. When you start talking about young
kids and you start talking about young adults, it's so
hard for them unless they have guidance, and guidance it
literally comes from their guardians and people who take care
of them. So when you think about poor hygiene, doctor Mike,
(09:20):
what other conditions can that lead to in the overall
body that we may not understand as sort of lay people.
So you have bad hygiene, and are there other conditions
that that can lead to?
Speaker 2 (09:35):
Absolutely? And you know, and that's some of the big
research that's actually going on. Now.
Speaker 1 (09:40):
What's happening is that they're finding that basically gum disease,
bleeding guns leads to heart.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
Problems and some parts.
Speaker 1 (09:51):
Actually say it's part of the high blood pressure problem.
And the reason why is because what you have is
you have an open sore, bleeding, gums inflammation, okay, And
now the bacteria that are virulent in the mouth, the
bacteria that are that are really really strong in the
(10:15):
in the plaque and tartar that's on the teeth have
now gained.
Speaker 2 (10:19):
Entry into the body.
Speaker 1 (10:22):
And so what you're finding that disease or disase is
a thing that, uh, we're finding that as dentistry and
medicine come to talk, we find that when you go
into these tissues that have problems you're finding the same
(10:44):
bacteria that was in the mouth is now in the
blood vest is now and if you can close that
pathway to the entrance into the body, you have a
situation where you're definitely gonna be a lot healthier, you know.
(11:05):
So that's one of the big reasons why, you know,
taking care of your teeth is just so important. We'll
be right back with more of my interview after this
quick break. So let's sit you up, doctor Mike. Let's
(11:28):
go to cosmetic dentistry awesome. And you know, for those
people who don't have the genetics and are just not
born with the Hollywood smile, what are some of the
options out there today that people can consider to sort
(11:49):
of get sort of a Hollywood smile?
Speaker 2 (11:52):
Right?
Speaker 1 (11:52):
So, the first thing that happens when you come to
the general office is generally, you know, you get someone
who has, you know, a complain about some problems and
they ask, you know, well, hey, man, I want I
want a beautiful smile. Well, you know, now you're talking
about the dentistry that people want. I mean, I have
(12:13):
the unfortunate situation of being that I have a service
that no one really wants. Until we talk about cosmetics,
and then people are now willing to do things they
wouldn't do before. They're willing to flaws, they're willing to
brush to get these teeth and these these these supporting
structures really ready to receive something that that that makes
(12:38):
them look good. And the options that they have are
you know, one is that first we we survey the mouth,
We look and we do something that's called co diagnosis,
and co diagnosis is where I listen to what you
have to say about what you want, and then we
figure out how that would best.
Speaker 2 (12:58):
Happen in your mouth.
Speaker 1 (13:01):
Sometimes that's crowns times where we actually reduce most of
the tooth down and slidely perfectly shaped tooth onto that
that is not only beautiful, but it also stays.
Speaker 2 (13:13):
On the tooth as your own tooth.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
And then there are those that are called veneers, which
our coverings that go over the teeth and give the
teeth a beautiful alignment along with a beautiful color, you know,
and so really crowns and veneers are pretty much the
(13:38):
way that this happens. You know, certainly getting them bleached
if you have really nice teeth already and you just
don't like the color that's another another addition to the
cosmetic toolbox. Now, before you can do cosmetic, are you
saying that the gums.
Speaker 3 (14:00):
And the teeth have to be healthy before you think
about that?
Speaker 2 (14:04):
Absolutely? Well, you know, there are a couple things that
we have.
Speaker 1 (14:10):
You know, there are those folks who have had a
lot of damage and they have just decided that, you know,
it's all kind of over with. But I'd still like
some beautiful teeth. There's something that's called an add on
smart and they are literally teeth that have been shaped
for that mouth that they can actually put in.
Speaker 2 (14:32):
They can wear them.
Speaker 1 (14:34):
Now, they can't really eat with them, but they fit
onto the teeth in a way in which they.
Speaker 2 (14:44):
They can go about speaking and talking.
Speaker 1 (14:47):
To people, taking pictures and they're absolutely gorgeous. So there
is that option also, So doctor Mike, over the years,
when a person and has a very healthy amouth, great hygiene,
and a great smile, what have you seen that done
(15:09):
to their overall mental emotional state of health. Well, it's
like it's like most things in life, if you got
something great.
Speaker 2 (15:19):
Going for you, it works real well.
Speaker 1 (15:22):
A great smile is something that's just fundamental to the
human interaction.
Speaker 2 (15:29):
It has to do with. We all have ways.
Speaker 1 (15:36):
In which we evaluate one another in terms of your strength,
who you are, how you are, and it's so it's
really so important why we meet each other personally, I mean,
computer and everything is fine, But what you find is
when you're around that person, not only do you smell them,
(15:57):
but you look at them.
Speaker 2 (15:59):
You see their facial.
Speaker 1 (16:00):
Structures, see their their their body movements. But that smile,
a smile gives you entry to things in life that
normally you would never have.
Speaker 2 (16:13):
And it's just that way.
Speaker 1 (16:14):
I mean, almost anyone who is particularly popular.
Speaker 2 (16:19):
Or is.
Speaker 1 (16:21):
Doing great things in life, almost all of them have
a great smile. And a great smile is a show
of health, and health is what everyone is after, vibra health, vitality. Well,
doctor might give us sort of three or four things
(16:41):
that we have to do consistently and intentionally in order
to have great hygiene and great health. No, that's such
such a great you know, you know, it's really funny.
Speaker 2 (16:58):
Most of this is so simple.
Speaker 1 (17:03):
It requires that we this morning and brush your teeth.
If you just brush and you want to spend probably
you know, if you really want to do it right,
you want to spend not the ten seconds most people spend,
not the fifteen seconds most people spent. You want to
(17:24):
spend it between a minute or two literally covering all
the areas in your mouth. You also then want to
come in and then floss, floss the teeth. Now, I
personally always floss first, because if I happen to have
an area that is bleeding, then now I get to
clean my mouth out with the.
Speaker 2 (17:44):
Toothpaste, which tastes good and makes it right.
Speaker 1 (17:48):
Some people believe in the adjuncts, and I call the adjuncts.
Speaker 3 (17:54):
You know, the.
Speaker 1 (17:56):
Water pig, the mouth wash, theer. All of these things
is to do. But I feel as though the first
two are just a paramount piece. And then if you
just simply do it in the morning and at night,
(18:20):
you will be ahead of most people. Any area the
mouth is really funny. Any area that bleeds and gives
you a little pain, you actually have to spend a
little more time over there.
Speaker 2 (18:34):
Almost anywhere else.
Speaker 1 (18:35):
In the body, if you get a little scrape or
a little cut, you leave it alone and then it
heals itself. The mouth is a little different. It's one
of those areas that you need to actually go in
and levage and clean and work that area that's kind
of the problem, and then you'll find that things will
(18:58):
go away, you know. But that those those are the
big pieces in my mind. Sure you cant peroxide in
the mouth and rents, you know, if you've got bleeding
and that sort of thing. I also ask people to,
you know, seek the care of a doctor who you know,
cares about whether or not they they they're healthy, you know,
(19:24):
and so. But in terms of personal hygiene, simply brushing
and flossing every day, choosing a good toothpaste, I personally
I really like the ones that have natural oils in them.
Uh t tree t tree paste, that sort of thing.
Uh those are those are those are the ones I choose,
(19:47):
you know, tooth and gum. There's a number of different brands, Jason's,
they're those are all wonderful brands and they and they're
and they're natural, you know.
Speaker 2 (19:57):
So but you know, I wish I had some little.
Speaker 1 (20:01):
Hack for everybody. But it's like the way almost all
things are in life. And work hard for the things
you want, but once you kind of get there, they'll
take care of you.
Speaker 2 (20:13):
Your mouth will take care of you.
Speaker 1 (20:19):
We will be right back with more of my interview
after this quick break. Well, doctor Mike, clearly you're being
a waymaker for a lot of people, me clearly being one.
Speaker 2 (20:41):
You made your own way, brother, Go ahead, I love you,
I love I.
Speaker 3 (20:46):
Had a Hollywood smile. All right, changing my life, all right? Literally.
Speaker 1 (20:51):
But but but doctor Mike fight the one, you're being
a waymaker for a lot of different people who has
been and waymakers for doctor Michael Sinnam, who haskers in
your life. Well, let me let me just say it
was really funny before this all this was all kind
(21:11):
of going on. I started really thinking about, you know,
how blessed.
Speaker 2 (21:15):
I've been, you know, and how.
Speaker 1 (21:21):
There have been several of them, from fairs, to my
friends parents and friends of my friends' mothers and other
different folks.
Speaker 2 (21:29):
But the person who made probably.
Speaker 1 (21:31):
The biggest difference in my life is Silence Burnell from
ADS mckennall. Uh, you know, I had been Uh it's
almost like something out of a movie.
Speaker 2 (21:43):
I had been trying to get into dental school. I
was going to Drake University, and.
Speaker 1 (21:50):
I went to over at a buddy of mine's house
and I was voicing this so loudly as Mom.
Speaker 2 (21:56):
Came to see me and she said, listen, go see
this guy. He gets people in Silas Pernello and walked in,
you know. So then I decide.
Speaker 1 (22:06):
To go see Silas. And Silas was over there in
Dearborn Homes over there on like thirty first And what
was so funny is he was right near I went
to Dealers Out High School, right near the little track
that we used to all run track at.
Speaker 2 (22:27):
You know, I used to run track when I was
in high school.
Speaker 1 (22:29):
So I'm going under the Vibe Doc and for a moment,
you know, you're in the Vibe Doc. You're in the hood,
you know the whole thing. I'm like, man, am I
gonna get some help from here? But I went see him,
and Silas literally pulled me to the side and said, listen.
Speaker 2 (22:52):
Why are you here?
Speaker 1 (22:54):
I said, I want to be a dentist. He said,
you want to be a dentist. You sure you don't
want to be a doc? You don't want to be
a lawyer. I said, no, I want to be a
dentist and I want to go to the University of Iowa.
He asked me the same question again. You sure you
don't want to be a doctor.
Speaker 2 (23:10):
You want to be a lawyer. I said no.
Speaker 1 (23:12):
So then literally, Man Silace turned from me and got
on a phone call and he's like, look, this guy
he needs some money and he needs he needs an
appointment where somebody's gonna make a difference for him. Then
(23:34):
he turns to me and says, hey, can you be
at the Quadranculy at the University of Iowa on Friday
at eleven o'clock. I said yes, man, listen, Literally he
had me an appointment with the Chairman of Admissions for
(23:55):
the University of and I had the interview and I
was in dental school. Man with money, with financial assistance.
Speaker 2 (24:05):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (24:06):
So all I can say is I've been so blessed man,
from you to how many other folks that have all
consistently made a difference.
Speaker 2 (24:15):
For me to to make to make a way for others.
So you know, all the.
Speaker 1 (24:22):
Time we we thank brother Silence, We thank brother contribution.
I really thank Brother Silence, I really.
Speaker 2 (24:29):
Really really. You know, it's so funny. When I was
in the room with him at that.
Speaker 1 (24:38):
Door, he said, uh, he said two things. He said, listen,
if I if I, if I get you in the
dental school, Uh, well, you see some people.
Speaker 2 (24:50):
If I sent him to him. I said, no, I'm
gonna be your dentist.
Speaker 1 (24:53):
Silence, and silence came to see me, man, silence for
my patience. So yeah, no, man, The bless things in
life rain down on you if you try to, if
you make a way for others.
Speaker 2 (25:04):
And and take care of your brothers.
Speaker 3 (25:07):
God, doctor Bright, thank you, appreciate
I'm Lewis Carr, host of the Blueprint Connect podcast. The
Blueprint Connect podcast is an extension of the Blueprint Men's
selling where we have consistently given men a prescription for growth,
not just for themselves, but also for their families and
their communities. During these podcasts, we will educate and motivate
our listeners about entrepreneurship, careers, finances, health and wellness, and relationship.
(00:28):
And today our special guests, we have the pleasure of
having my good friend doctor Michael Sinecal General Dennis in Chicago, Illinois.
And we call him a smile man, all right because
he gives you a great smile. Welcome doctor Mike, Thank
you so much, Thank you so much. How you doing, Lewis,
(00:50):
I'm doing great, man. We are excited about our conversation
today because dentistry is a main part of health and
wellness and you know that better than me, absolutely, and
we want to have a conversation about the importance of
(01:11):
great dental hygiene and what it does not only for
you physically, but also what it does for you mentally
and emotionally. And I'm a great example of that.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Document. Yes you are, Yes you are, and.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
We'll we'll tell people about that story a little later
on in this interview.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
Okay, absolutely absolutely, you know.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
So, doctor Mike, when someone says you know, good hygiene,
good dental hygiene, what does that mean? You know, the
average person thinking that you just don't have bad breath.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
You know that's absolutely true.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
But well, what does good dental hygiene mean to you?
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Dental hygiene really is someone who takes care of their
mouths in which not only do their gums not bleed,
but also that their teeth are clean. Good dental hygiene
is usually taught by your parents to you on how
(02:15):
to do that. Someone takes that step for you and
starts to show you how to take care of your mouth.
The unfortunate part is that if your parents don't know,
then it's very difficult for you to get that piece
that really works. But if you're taught to simply brush
(02:37):
and flaws, it really covers a big, big range.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
Most people don't.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
Floss, and that's just those things that happens out here.
But flossing, in my opinion, is probably the number one
thing that stimulates the gums and creates a healthy mouth. So,
doctor Mike, when does good hygiene have to start for
you to have a great chance of having great gums,
(03:09):
great teeth. That it is starting when you're at eight
years old. That start in high school.
Speaker 3 (03:15):
When do we start.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
Well, First of all, it starts when you when you
come to the realization that you need to take care
of yourself. And that usually happens for people somewhere around
eight to twelve when they really start taking it on themselves.
Prior to that, it's really you know, your caretakers who
(03:38):
make the difference for you in terms of you know,
sprucing you up, cleaning up and making right. And that's
one of the number one where people don't see the
dentists is because unless you have caretakers who who really
have been to the dentists, had care and are not afraid, they.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
Get ahead of it.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
You know, that's the only way you can really get
that get that right. And you just see it, you
know how you see well gloomed people and you see
people who are not so well groomed.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
There's a reason why they're the way they are. It's
usually someone made the way for them, you know.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
And I just find that that eight to twelve when
folks start being very social, wanting to know how they
look to others, as you said, bad breath.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
And you know your dear friends, you know.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
Your friends and your social group are going to all
make a big difference as to how you take care
of yourself.
Speaker 3 (04:43):
Doctor might talk about nutrition and food and things.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
You know, how does that add or subtract or take
away from good dental health.
Speaker 3 (04:57):
You know, we know that people say, don't eat.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
A lot of right right right, right, right right right?
Speaker 3 (05:03):
What does that mean? You can eat a lot of
cake and pies.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
So well said?
Speaker 1 (05:08):
You know, uh, you know that's so funny that you
would ask that question, because dentistry has really.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
Tried to avoid that.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
They have they you know, basically, there's this this hierarchy
of foods that you see where you know, folks uh
kind of say that you should you should eat you know,
some meats and some dairy and and all and and
and and and and bake you eat your vegetables, as
(05:36):
people say. But you know what's so funny is that
what I've found over time is once again genetics and
good hide trying to cover right now, which is such
a simple thing.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
I try to explain it to people as in terms
of almost as making a bank.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
Deposit if you brush and floss daily, you just get
the ability to resist the problems that happen with most
nutritional issues. Now, certainly eating foods that are nutritious, because
some food to be consumed is not food. Certainly Cheetos
(06:19):
and snickers is not really food, okay, And so with
it not being food, it's not going to really give
the body health. And not in the body not having health,
it's going to reflect in every organ and part of
the body. So when you find children who you know
(06:40):
and young adults who are not eating well, they're simply
living off their good genetics to keep them healthy. But
you know what, the epidemic of people being obese, it's
simply that folks aren't eating real food, you know. So
in terms of new attrition, I would say, if folks
(07:02):
can eat live, if they can eat things that are
real food, they'll go a long way, long way to
being healthy. So, doctor Mike, when you say genetics, it's like,
you know, people who have like great skin, and people
who have don't really have a lot of sort of
(07:24):
typical illnesses like high blood pressure, heart disease and things
like that. So so your parents can sort of imbound
their teeth oh listen, sons of the father, sins of
the father, or.
Speaker 2 (07:36):
Sins of the son. There's just no doubt about it now. Now,
you know, in my.
Speaker 1 (07:41):
Practice of more than forty years now, I've had the
pleasure of seeing you know, and four generations of people
come to see me. I have the great grandmother, the grandmother,
the daughter, and then the grandchild. You know, and what
(08:02):
you'll see is the great grandmother has a front tooth
that's turned, and all of them have that.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
Front tooth that's turned. Oh wow, you know.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
So what you get is not only from family. Do
you get the direct genes that you know, literally encode
how you're built. But you also have the as I say,
the predilections, the way, the way of those people, you know,
(08:34):
where they're, where they are, temperaments and other different things
kind of come across. But in terms of dentistry, I
would say that you know, what your parents had down
is important and if you can build on it, you know,
uh and and and you have to. It's the only
temple you got, you know. But we're talking about this
(08:57):
in an adult way. When you start talking about young
kids and you start talking about young adults, it's so
hard for them unless they have guidance, and guidance it
literally comes from their guardians and people who take care
of them. So when you think about poor hygiene, doctor Mike,
(09:20):
what other conditions can that lead to in the overall
body that we may not understand as sort of lay people.
So you have bad hygiene, and are there other conditions
that that can lead to?
Speaker 2 (09:35):
Absolutely? And you know, and that's some of the big
research that's actually going on. Now.
Speaker 1 (09:40):
What's happening is that they're finding that basically gum disease,
bleeding guns leads to heart.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
Problems and some parts.
Speaker 1 (09:51):
Actually say it's part of the high blood pressure problem.
And the reason why is because what you have is
you have an open sore, bleeding, gums inflammation, okay, And
now the bacteria that are virulent in the mouth, the
bacteria that are that are really really strong in the
(10:15):
in the plaque and tartar that's on the teeth have
now gained.
Speaker 2 (10:19):
Entry into the body.
Speaker 1 (10:22):
And so what you're finding that disease or disase is
a thing that, uh, we're finding that as dentistry and
medicine come to talk, we find that when you go
into these tissues that have problems you're finding the same
(10:44):
bacteria that was in the mouth is now in the
blood vest is now and if you can close that
pathway to the entrance into the body, you have a
situation where you're definitely gonna be a lot healthier, you know.
(11:05):
So that's one of the big reasons why, you know,
taking care of your teeth is just so important. We'll
be right back with more of my interview after this
quick break. So let's sit you up, doctor Mike. Let's
(11:28):
go to cosmetic dentistry awesome. And you know, for those
people who don't have the genetics and are just not
born with the Hollywood smile, what are some of the
options out there today that people can consider to sort
(11:49):
of get sort of a Hollywood smile?
Speaker 2 (11:52):
Right?
Speaker 1 (11:52):
So, the first thing that happens when you come to
the general office is generally, you know, you get someone
who has, you know, a complain about some problems and
they ask, you know, well, hey, man, I want I
want a beautiful smile. Well, you know, now you're talking
about the dentistry that people want. I mean, I have
(12:13):
the unfortunate situation of being that I have a service
that no one really wants. Until we talk about cosmetics,
and then people are now willing to do things they
wouldn't do before. They're willing to flaws, they're willing to
brush to get these teeth and these these these supporting
structures really ready to receive something that that that makes
(12:38):
them look good. And the options that they have are
you know, one is that first we we survey the mouth,
We look and we do something that's called co diagnosis,
and co diagnosis is where I listen to what you
have to say about what you want, and then we
figure out how that would best.
Speaker 2 (12:58):
Happen in your mouth.
Speaker 1 (13:01):
Sometimes that's crowns times where we actually reduce most of
the tooth down and slidely perfectly shaped tooth onto that
that is not only beautiful, but it also stays.
Speaker 2 (13:13):
On the tooth as your own tooth.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
And then there are those that are called veneers, which
our coverings that go over the teeth and give the
teeth a beautiful alignment along with a beautiful color, you know,
and so really crowns and veneers are pretty much the
(13:38):
way that this happens. You know, certainly getting them bleached
if you have really nice teeth already and you just
don't like the color that's another another addition to the
cosmetic toolbox. Now, before you can do cosmetic, are you
saying that the gums.
Speaker 3 (14:00):
And the teeth have to be healthy before you think
about that?
Speaker 2 (14:04):
Absolutely? Well, you know, there are a couple things that
we have.
Speaker 1 (14:10):
You know, there are those folks who have had a
lot of damage and they have just decided that, you know,
it's all kind of over with. But I'd still like
some beautiful teeth. There's something that's called an add on
smart and they are literally teeth that have been shaped
for that mouth that they can actually put in.
Speaker 2 (14:32):
They can wear them.
Speaker 1 (14:34):
Now, they can't really eat with them, but they fit
onto the teeth in a way in which they.
Speaker 2 (14:44):
They can go about speaking and talking.
Speaker 1 (14:47):
To people, taking pictures and they're absolutely gorgeous. So there
is that option also, So doctor Mike, over the years,
when a person and has a very healthy amouth, great hygiene,
and a great smile, what have you seen that done
(15:09):
to their overall mental emotional state of health. Well, it's
like it's like most things in life, if you got
something great.
Speaker 2 (15:19):
Going for you, it works real well.
Speaker 1 (15:22):
A great smile is something that's just fundamental to the
human interaction.
Speaker 2 (15:29):
It has to do with. We all have ways.
Speaker 1 (15:36):
In which we evaluate one another in terms of your strength,
who you are, how you are, and it's so it's
really so important why we meet each other personally, I mean,
computer and everything is fine, But what you find is
when you're around that person, not only do you smell them,
(15:57):
but you look at them.
Speaker 2 (15:59):
You see their facial.
Speaker 1 (16:00):
Structures, see their their their body movements. But that smile,
a smile gives you entry to things in life that
normally you would never have.
Speaker 2 (16:13):
And it's just that way.
Speaker 1 (16:14):
I mean, almost anyone who is particularly popular.
Speaker 2 (16:19):
Or is.
Speaker 1 (16:21):
Doing great things in life, almost all of them have
a great smile. And a great smile is a show
of health, and health is what everyone is after, vibra health, vitality. Well,
doctor might give us sort of three or four things
(16:41):
that we have to do consistently and intentionally in order
to have great hygiene and great health. No, that's such
such a great you know, you know, it's really funny.
Speaker 2 (16:58):
Most of this is so simple.
Speaker 1 (17:03):
It requires that we this morning and brush your teeth.
If you just brush and you want to spend probably
you know, if you really want to do it right,
you want to spend not the ten seconds most people spend,
not the fifteen seconds most people spent. You want to
(17:24):
spend it between a minute or two literally covering all
the areas in your mouth. You also then want to
come in and then floss, floss the teeth. Now, I
personally always floss first, because if I happen to have
an area that is bleeding, then now I get to
clean my mouth out with the.
Speaker 2 (17:44):
Toothpaste, which tastes good and makes it right.
Speaker 1 (17:48):
Some people believe in the adjuncts, and I call the adjuncts.
Speaker 3 (17:54):
You know, the.
Speaker 1 (17:56):
Water pig, the mouth wash, theer. All of these things
is to do. But I feel as though the first
two are just a paramount piece. And then if you
just simply do it in the morning and at night,
(18:20):
you will be ahead of most people. Any area the
mouth is really funny. Any area that bleeds and gives
you a little pain, you actually have to spend a
little more time over there.
Speaker 2 (18:34):
Almost anywhere else.
Speaker 1 (18:35):
In the body, if you get a little scrape or
a little cut, you leave it alone and then it
heals itself. The mouth is a little different. It's one
of those areas that you need to actually go in
and levage and clean and work that area that's kind
of the problem, and then you'll find that things will
(18:58):
go away, you know. But that those those are the
big pieces in my mind. Sure you cant peroxide in
the mouth and rents, you know, if you've got bleeding
and that sort of thing. I also ask people to,
you know, seek the care of a doctor who you know,
cares about whether or not they they they're healthy, you know,
(19:24):
and so. But in terms of personal hygiene, simply brushing
and flossing every day, choosing a good toothpaste, I personally
I really like the ones that have natural oils in them.
Uh t tree t tree paste, that sort of thing.
Uh those are those are those are the ones I choose,
(19:47):
you know, tooth and gum. There's a number of different brands, Jason's,
they're those are all wonderful brands and they and they're
and they're natural, you know.
Speaker 2 (19:57):
So but you know, I wish I had some little.
Speaker 1 (20:01):
Hack for everybody. But it's like the way almost all
things are in life. And work hard for the things
you want, but once you kind of get there, they'll
take care of you.
Speaker 2 (20:13):
Your mouth will take care of you.
Speaker 1 (20:19):
We will be right back with more of my interview
after this quick break. Well, doctor Mike, clearly you're being
a waymaker for a lot of people, me clearly being one.
Speaker 2 (20:41):
You made your own way, brother, Go ahead, I love you,
I love I.
Speaker 3 (20:46):
Had a Hollywood smile. All right, changing my life, all right? Literally.
Speaker 1 (20:51):
But but but doctor Mike fight the one, you're being
a waymaker for a lot of different people who has
been and waymakers for doctor Michael Sinnam, who haskers in
your life. Well, let me let me just say it
was really funny before this all this was all kind
(21:11):
of going on. I started really thinking about, you know,
how blessed.
Speaker 2 (21:15):
I've been, you know, and how.
Speaker 1 (21:21):
There have been several of them, from fairs, to my
friends parents and friends of my friends' mothers and other
different folks.
Speaker 2 (21:29):
But the person who made probably.
Speaker 1 (21:31):
The biggest difference in my life is Silence Burnell from
ADS mckennall. Uh, you know, I had been Uh it's
almost like something out of a movie.
Speaker 2 (21:43):
I had been trying to get into dental school. I
was going to Drake University, and.
Speaker 1 (21:50):
I went to over at a buddy of mine's house
and I was voicing this so loudly as Mom.
Speaker 2 (21:56):
Came to see me and she said, listen, go see
this guy. He gets people in Silas Pernello and walked in,
you know. So then I decide.
Speaker 1 (22:06):
To go see Silas. And Silas was over there in
Dearborn Homes over there on like thirty first And what
was so funny is he was right near I went
to Dealers Out High School, right near the little track
that we used to all run track at.
Speaker 2 (22:27):
You know, I used to run track when I was
in high school.
Speaker 1 (22:29):
So I'm going under the Vibe Doc and for a moment,
you know, you're in the Vibe Doc. You're in the hood,
you know the whole thing. I'm like, man, am I
gonna get some help from here? But I went see him,
and Silas literally pulled me to the side and said, listen.
Speaker 2 (22:52):
Why are you here?
Speaker 1 (22:54):
I said, I want to be a dentist. He said,
you want to be a dentist. You sure you don't
want to be a doc? You don't want to be
a lawyer. I said, no, I want to be a
dentist and I want to go to the University of Iowa.
He asked me the same question again. You sure you
don't want to be a doctor.
Speaker 2 (23:10):
You want to be a lawyer. I said no.
Speaker 1 (23:12):
So then literally, Man Silace turned from me and got
on a phone call and he's like, look, this guy
he needs some money and he needs he needs an
appointment where somebody's gonna make a difference for him. Then
(23:34):
he turns to me and says, hey, can you be
at the Quadranculy at the University of Iowa on Friday
at eleven o'clock. I said yes, man, listen, Literally he
had me an appointment with the Chairman of Admissions for
(23:55):
the University of and I had the interview and I
was in dental school. Man with money, with financial assistance.
Speaker 2 (24:05):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (24:06):
So all I can say is I've been so blessed man,
from you to how many other folks that have all
consistently made a difference.
Speaker 2 (24:15):
For me to to make to make a way for others.
So you know, all the.
Speaker 1 (24:22):
Time we we thank brother Silence, We thank brother contribution.
I really thank Brother Silence, I really.
Speaker 2 (24:29):
Really really. You know, it's so funny. When I was
in the room with him at that.
Speaker 1 (24:38):
Door, he said, uh, he said two things. He said, listen,
if I if I, if I get you in the
dental school, Uh, well, you see some people.
Speaker 2 (24:50):
If I sent him to him. I said, no, I'm
gonna be your dentist.
Speaker 1 (24:53):
Silence, and silence came to see me, man, silence for
my patience. So yeah, no, man, The bless things in
life rain down on you if you try to, if
you make a way for others.
Speaker 2 (25:04):
And and take care of your brothers.
Speaker 3 (25:07):
God, doctor Bright, thank you, appreciate
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