Sep 28, 2026 · 26 min · 10 segments
Dr. Bhargavi Dasari, an accomplished dentist, researcher, academician, yoga instructor, and smile-design expert who blends oral health, beauty, and wellness. Trained in cosmetic dentistry, Invisalign…
Bhargavi DasariGuest
Daniel GouwHost
Now I want to go on the topic of oral health because I know when people go to see a dentist, dentist, okay, we'll make sure you floss, make sure you brush.

But can you talk a little bit more about why is it so important to focus on oral

health? Everything, like we say, you know, face is the index of mind or face is the index of the body.

Same way, oral cavity is the most important thing in our body, right? Whatever we take, this is one way that is going inside our body.

So it's really important to keep our mouth clean in many ways, like bacteria-wise, the food that we eat is important.

When we share, even we don't share the utensils with our toddlers because of the bacteria that's inside our oral cavity.

And what would you say some of the most common myths or misconceptions you hear from your patients, whether it comes to oral health or any of the other kind of specific treatments that you offer?

One funny thing, I mean, is patients feel like when their teeth start moving when we do the cleaning.

Especially that happens in very, very severe cases of periodontitis where the teeth are supported by calculus.

You know, the deposits of their own deposits on their teeth gets calcified and fold the teeth.

So when we do the cleaning, we clean the deposits, right? And the teeth start to move.

It's the biggest misconception for people that cleaning causes teeth movement.

Cleaning or deep cleaning reverses the mobility of the teeth by decreasing the bacteria.

Now I want to go on the topic of oral health because I know when people go to see a dentist, dentist, okay, we'll make sure you floss, make sure you brush.

But can you talk a little bit more about why is it so important to focus on oral

health? Everything, like we say, you know, face is the index of mind or face is the index of the body.

Same way, oral cavity is the most important thing in our body, right? Whatever we take, this is one way that is going inside our body.

So it's really important to keep our mouth clean in many ways, like bacteria-wise, the food that we eat is important.

When we share, even we don't share the utensils with our toddlers because of the bacteria that's inside our oral cavity.

And what would you say some of the most common myths or misconceptions you hear from your patients, whether it comes to oral health or any of the other kind of specific treatments that you offer?

One funny thing, I mean, is patients feel like when their teeth start moving when we do the cleaning.

Especially that happens in very, very severe cases of periodontitis where the teeth are supported by calculus.

You know, the deposits of their own deposits on their teeth gets calcified and fold the teeth.

So when we do the cleaning, we clean the deposits, right? And the teeth start to move.

It's the biggest misconception for people that cleaning causes teeth movement.

Cleaning or deep cleaning reverses the mobility of the teeth by decreasing the bacteria.
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