Kelly Ripa admits everyday habit led to painful gum surgery
Kelly Ripa’s diligent dental hygiene came back to bite her.The longtime talk show host revealed her "good-bad habit" of brushing her teeth too much caused severe gum recession, eventually forcing her to undergo surgery that temporarily left the famously chatty TV personality unable to speak."I’m an over-brusher," Ripa revealed during an episode of her podcast, "Let's Talk Off Camera," that was recorded before her surgery.KELLY RIPA'S PAINFUL SURGERY LEAVES HER UNABLE TO SPEAK"I brush my teeth too much," she explained to her guest, "Survival of the Thickest" creator Michelle Buteau. But I’ve caused gum recession down here specifically, and so they have gotta re-gum my gums."Buteau complimented Ripa for prioritizing her health, but the talk show host quickly admitted the procedure was long overdue."Before you praise me, I was supposed to do it five years ago," Ripa said.
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Kelly Ripa’s diligent dental hygiene came back to bite her.The longtime talk show host revealed her "good-bad habit" of brushing her teeth too much caused severe gum recession, eventually forcing her to undergo surgery that temporarily left the famously chatty TV personality unable to speak."I’m an over-brusher," Ripa revealed during an episode of her podcast, "Let's Talk Off Camera," that was recorded before her surgery.KELLY RIPA'S PAINFUL SURGERY LEAVES HER UNABLE TO SPEAK"I brush my teeth too much," she explained to her guest, "Survival of the Thickest" creator Michelle Buteau. But I’ve caused gum recession down here specifically, and so they have gotta re-gum my gums."Buteau complimented Ripa for prioritizing her health, but the talk show host quickly admitted the procedure was long overdue."Before you praise me, I was supposed to do it five years ago," Ripa said. "But now, just so you know, the doctor was like, ‘Now, you don’t have the luxury of time.’"CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERRipa's surgery led her to miss a handful of live tapings of the morning talk show she hosts with husband Mark Consuelos.At the time, Consuelos revealed Ripa's lengthy recovery process included not talking while chatting with musician Nick Jonas on "Live with Kelly and Mark.""Wow. That’s got to be the hardest thing she’s ever done," Jonas joked.Describing Ripa as "such a great conversationalist," Consuelos hinted he might have been having trouble getting the talk show host to follow doctor's orders."I’m trying to keep her to follow the rules, follow the directions," he said.LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING?
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