Mouthy Matters: Oral Health and How Your Gums Affect Your Whole Body

Episodes

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  24. How Your Next Dental Cleaning Could Save Your Life 18.10.2026 22m

  You sit back in the chair, the light clicks on, and you assume the main event is the cleaning. Your hygienist is doing so much more than that, and most of it happens quietly, without anyone saying it out loud. In this episode of Mouthy Matters Explained, Tosha Kozloski, RDH, walks through what your dental hygienist checks for at every visit and why each piece matters for your whole body. Because if it’s in the mouth, it’s in the body. She starts with your medical history. The details you thin...
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  23. Fatigue, Tooth Grinding and Airway: The Sleep Signs We Were Taught Were Normal 04.10.2026 45m

  The tired patient. The kid snoring. The adult with flattened incisal edges who's already on their second night guard. Dental teams see these patients every single day, and most were taught to treat what they see and move on to the next appointment. In this episode, Tosha Kozloski, RDH, sits down with Crystal May, who has spent nearly 20 years bridging dental and medical sleep medicine. Their conversation reframes the signs already sitting in the operatory. Tosha shares that for a long time sh...
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  22. Fluoride vs Hydroxyapatite, What the Research Actually Shows with Dr. Michelle Jorgensen 27.09.2026 36m

  You have asked what fluoride actually does more times than you can count, and chances are you have never gotten an answer that went past "it prevents cavities." This episode fixes that. Dr. Michelle Jorgensen, a biological dentist, walks through the real mechanism behind fluoride, what it does to tooth structure at the molecular level, why it never eliminated tooth decay the way it promised to, and why the systemic effects on thyroid function and bone density rarely make it into a hygiene sch...
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  21. Improving Health: Why Every Tooth Counts with Dr. Blodgett 20.09.2026 37m

  You've had a patient tell you their x-ray looks fine, their bloodwork looks fine, and they still feel like crap. If you've ever sat there without a good answer for them, this episode is going to change that. Why this episode matters Dr. Kelly Blodgett has spent 25 years building a practice around treating the whole person, not just the tooth in front of him. In this conversation, he breaks down what a dental cavitation actually is, why it can form after an extraction that "healed just fine," ...
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  20. The Hidden Oral Infection Behind Unexplained Infertility with Dr. Katie Lee 13.09.2026 34m

  Most dentists and hygienists were trained to treat gum disease as a mechanical problem. Scale it, polish it, send them home. But Dr. Katie Lee, DDS, has spent her career proving that's only half the story, and for patients struggling with infertility, it might be the half that's costing them the most. In this episode, Dr. Lee shares how a biological dentistry background led her into the fertility space, including a couple in 2012 who conceived within three months of treating an oral microbiom...
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  19. Microscope Guided Periodontal Treatment, with Dr. Caroline Labritz 03.09.2026 20m

  If you've been running saliva testing and still feel like you're guessing whether a patient is actually getting better, this episode is for you. Tosha sits down with Dr. Caroline Labritz, a biological dentist in Morgantown, West Virginia, who has spent 22 years building a root cause approach to her practice. Before she found Tosha's program, she vetted multiple training options. What made her choose this one, and why does she say she'll never practice without a microscope again? That's exactl...
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  18. From Lecturing to Partnering with Patients: A Dentist's Microscope Story 30.08.2026 19m

  She used to show patients a perio chart and watch nothing change. That is where this conversation starts. Dr. Laura Mach, a biological dentist in Marion, Iowa, spent years explaining bleeding gums to patients who nodded, said okay, and walked out having changed nothing. She could talk until she was blue in the face. It just did not compute. In this special edition of Mouthy Matters, Tosha sits down with Dr. Mach to talk about what happened when microscopy and the TOSH Method entered her pract...
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  17. How The TOSH Method Creates Dental Microscopy Results with Dr. Vane 23.08.2026 24m

  Dr. Nicole Vane spent years avoiding the microscope. Every mentor she trusted had one in their practice, and every time, she found a reason to skip it. Too much setup. Too much learning curve. The ozone would take care of it anyway, right? Then she went through The TOSH Method, and it changed everything, for her, for her team, and for the way her patients understand what is actually happening in their mouths. In this episode, Dr. Vane shares what it was really like to be the reluctant one. No...
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  16. A Cardiologist Proved Gum Disease Causes Heart Attacks. Here's the Science with Dr. Doneen 16.08.2026 36m

  You've had the conversation a hundred times. You point out the bleeding, you explain the inflammation, and the patient nods, and nothing changes. Part of the problem is that "it's connected to your health" isn't proof. It's a suggestion. And suggestions are easy to ignore. This episode gives you the proof. Dr. Amy Doneen, co-founder of the BaleDoneen Method, has spent over two decades building the clinical case that periodontal pathogens don't just correlate with heart disease. They cause it....
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  15. Dental Pros Special: One Hygienist's Fix for Turning Bleeding Gums Into Healthy Gums for Life 09.08.2026 17m

  If you've ever said "you're clean, I'll see you in six months" to a patient who was still bleeding, this episode is for you. Brittany Angeles, RDH, spent years in a high volume, one doctor practice in West Nashville, often as the only hygienist on the schedule. She knows the feeling of getting desensitized to bleeding. She knows what it's like to explain probing depths and x-rays to a patient who is just nodding, waiting for you to stop talking. If any of that sounds familiar, you are not alo...
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  14. Bleeding Gums Are Never Normal, Here's Why with Jennifer Seider, RDH 02.08.2026 23m

  If a patient tells you they floss every day and their gums still bleed, you already know something else is going on. This episode is for the practitioner who is tired of the "brush more, floss more" conversation not actually solving anything. Tosha sits down with Jennifer Seider, RDH, a dental hygienist with nearly 30 years of experience in bacterial testing, to talk about what bleeding gums are actually telling us. Spoiler, it is never nothing. Jennifer breaks down the difference between the...
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  13. The Toothpaste Ingredient Perio Patients Should Avoid (And What to Use Instead) 26.07.2026 26m

  If you've ever handed a patient a sample tube of sensitivity toothpaste without really knowing what's inside it, you're not alone. Most of us were trained on ingredient science that hasn't changed since the 1970s. In this episode, Tosha sits down with Dr. Claudia Eisenhuth and Peter Eisenhuth from Dr. Jen's Oral Care to break down what's actually happening in the toothpaste aisle, and why two of the most common ingredients in sensitivity and whitening formulas may be working against your peri...
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  12. His A1C Dropped After This "Dental Deep Cleaning," Here's Why 19.07.2026 33m

  You've been sitting in the chair, heard the words "you need a deep cleaning," and felt your stomach drop. No real explanation, just a diagnosis and a bill. You're not alone, and you're not imagining that something about that conversation feels incomplete. Why this episode matters "Deep cleaning" is one of the most misunderstood terms in dentistry. It sounds like a procedure for a dirty mouth. It's actually the treatment for an infection. Tosha and Lisa Charles break down why that language gap...
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  11. Her Dental Patient's Bone Grew Back. Here's How. With Sarah Wright, RDH 12.07.2026 33m

  It's Not a Buildup Problem, It's a Bacteria Problem You did everything right. You scaled thoroughly, you educated your patient, you believed them when they said they were flossing at home. And six weeks later, they're bleeding again, and you're left wondering what you missed. Sarah Wright, RDH, spent 15 years in that exact spot before one course completely changed how she saw periodontal disease. In this episode, she and Tosha walk through two real case studies that reveal why bleeding gums p...
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  10. Dental Implants, Infections, Inflammation & Solutions 05.07.2026 25m

  Here's something most people never get told before they sit in the implant chair: implants are not a set it and forget it fix. Nearly half of all implants currently in someone's mouth have some level of infection brewing around them right now, and most of those people have no idea. In this episode, Tosha sits down with Lisa Charles to break down exactly what's happening underneath the surface of a dental implant, and what to do about it. Why this episode matters Implant placement is at an all...
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  9. Your Dental Hygienist Might Save Your Life. Here's How with Jen Sieder, RDH 28.06.2026 17m

  What if your dental appointment could do more than leave your teeth feeling clean and smooth? What if it could actually save your life? In this episode of Mouthy Matters, Tosha sits down with Jennifer P. Sieder, RDH, a dental hygienist with nearly 30 years of experience, to pull back the curtain on what dental hygienists are really doing in that chair. Because most patients have no idea. They come in, get their polish, and leave without understanding the level of assessment, diagnostics, and ...
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  8. 🔬 You Can See Your Mouth's Bacterial Ecosystem. Whole-Body Dentistry with Dr. Denning 21.06.2026 27m

  🔬 See what's living in your patients' mouths and watch your case acceptance change. 🌐 tosh.care 🦷 Ready to reset your oral health in 6 minutes? Start here: 🌐 www.mouthymatters.com/start-here Most dental practices treat the mouth like a mechanical problem. Scale it, plane it, polish it, send the patient home with a floss lecture, and call it a cleaning. Dr. Joseph Denning, DDS, looked at that model after turning 40 and asked himself a question that changed his entire practice. Am ...
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  7. Fertility Problems, Arthritis Flare-Ups, and No Energy at 83: Three Patients Whose Answers Were in Their Gums, with Dr. Johnson 14.06.2026 36m

  🦷 Ready to reset your oral health in 6 minutes? Start here: 🌐 www.mouthymatters.com/start-here What if the thing standing between your patient and her pregnancy was living under her gum line? What if the reason a woman in her mid-30s kept canceling plans, kept bracing for the next flare-up, kept shrinking her life down to what her body would allow, was a bacterial infection her dentist had never tested for? Dr. Heather Johnson has been practicing dentistry in Grand Forks, No...
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  6. What Nanohydroxyapatite Labels Won't Tell You, with Dr. Jennifer Eisenhuth 07.06.2026 24m

  Ready to reset your oral health in 6 minutes? Start here: www.mouthymatters.com/start-here If you have ever stood in front of a patient, recommended a nanohydroxyapatite toothpaste in good faith, and quietly wondered whether it was actually doing what the label promised, this episode is for you. Or maybe as a patient you had the same question? Or for your child? The nanohydroxyapatite market in the United States is unregulated. Brands are not required to disclose concentration lev...
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  5. The Bacteria in Your Mouth That's Linked to Alzheimer's & Other Disease 31.05.2026 31m

  Ready to reset your oral health in 6 minutes? Start here: www.mouthymatters.com/start-here Most people leave a dental appointment with clean teeth, a new toothbrush, and a reminder to floss more. Nobody leaves knowing that the bacteria living inside their gum tissue could be quietly connected to Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, or diabetes. That gap is exactly why Mouthy Matters exists. In this debut episode, Tosha Kozloski, RDH sits down with her longtime friend Lisa Charles for the...