Oral Health During Menopause and Beyond

My name is Kirsty Broder. I am a dentist and I have a special interest in oral health during menopause.

I qualified as a dentist from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in 2002 and I worked for 17 years in the Royal Air Force (RAF).

More recently I have developed a special interest in women’s health and menopause in particular.

Being a dentist, I began to find connections between oral health and menopause.

I realised that this is one aspect of menopause that is little known and even less discussed!

As women, we experience changes throughout our whole body, including our mouths during menopause.

We become more susceptible to symptoms such as dry mouth, burning mouth.

We also have an increased risk of developing gum diseases, tooth decay and potentially suffering tooth loss as a result.

However, I believe that we each have the ability to reduce our risk of suffering oral health problems.

I am focussed on raising awareness of how menopause affects the mouth.

It is my aim to help you to take care of your mouth as you transition through perimenopause, menopause and beyond.

I want to help you to:

• reduce the risk of developing problems with your teeth and gums
• improve you oral health,
• minimise discomfort
• reduce the need for dental treatments
• decrease your dental bill!

I will be writing as a guest author here on “Italiane a Londra” to help Italian women in London & the UK to understand how to have good oral health as they transition through perimenopause, menopause and beyond.

Should you wish, you can also follow me on Facebook at Kirsty Broder and join the Menopause Mouth community.

I am happy to answer your questions!

Please reach out to me through messenger; or in this comment section, I would love to help.