India, Aug. 15 -- Kelly Ripa has revealed that a longstanding habit of over-brushing her teeth caused severe gum recession, leading to a graft surgery that temporarily left the famously talkative daytime television host unable to speak for ten days.

"I'm an over-brusher. I brush my teeth too much," Ripa told podcast guest Michelle Buteau on an episode of "Let's Talk Off Camera," recorded before her procedure. "It's a good bad habit. But I've caused gum recession down here specifically, and so they have gotta re-gum my gums."

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Ripa described the procedure in blunt detail, explaining why she would be temporarily silenced during her recovery. "They take the skin off of...