A patient came in wearing Invisalign trays that hadn't been changed in months. Something felt off in her mouth. When Dr. Saba finally got her into the chair, she found a fungal infection growing on the tray itself. One rinse with ozone water and the patient felt relief she'd never felt from anything over the counter. That's the moment Dr. Saba knew there was more to dentistry than what she'd been taught in school.

Episode overview:

Dr. Katie sits down with Dr. Saba Rizvi, a wellness dentist with over 28 years of experience at My Dentist For Life in Plantation, Florida, to talk about what happens when a dental practice decides to look at the whole body instead of just the teeth. Dr. Saba's shift started during COVID, when her office needed new protocols to reduce viral risk, and it opened a door she never closed. Today her new patient visits include a live microscope look at saliva and plaque, pH and nitric oxide testing, and 3D CBCT airway scans, and her practice uses a laser called the Fotona for biological extractions and a snoring treatment called NightLase.

What you will learn:

• Why Dr. Saba checks a patient's pH and what it has to do with enamel wearing away
• How ozone therapy is being used for both infection and gum disease
• What a CBCT scan can show about airway health that a regular X-ray can't
• Why Dr. Saba doesn't just place implants, she looks at vitamin D, A1C, and nutrition before and after
• What changed in one patient's face the day after a full mouth reconstruction

Key themes:

• The mouth as a diagnostic window into whole-body health
• Building a team that gets curious about wellness alongside you
• Working alongside her daughter, Dr. Lena, and what that partnership has taught her

Dr. Katie's perspective:

Dr. Katie calls Dr. Saba a "super dentist" for good reason. Full mouth reconstructions, biological extractions, all-on-X implant cases, this is surgery most general dentists refer out, and Dr. Saba is doing it while layering in ozone, laser therapy, and lab work most patients never even know to ask about. It's a real look at what's possible when a dentist decides the mouth and the body were never separate to begin with.

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Links:

• Dr. Saba's practice: mydentistforlife.com
• Instagram: @dr.sabarizvi
• Facebook: My Dentist For Life

Guest bio:

Dr. Saba Rizvi has practiced dentistry for over 28 years and leads a four-doctor wellness practice in Plantation, Florida, where she and her daughter, Dr. Lena, work alongside a team trained in ozone therapy, biological extractions, and full mouth reconstruction. She and Dr. Lena also co-host their own podcast, My Dentist For Life.

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