1/ A thread to explain the reasons why it is important to care for the mouth if you have #COVID. If you don't have time to read is all, here is the mouth care guidance (patient information sheet) we are providing our patients @SalisburyNHS ...

All discussion about the gut-brain axis focuses on the brain-vagus-gut connection. It forgets we have direct sensation & control of the anatomical entry to the gut - the mouth. We taste/feel food in the mouth, not in the gut. It’s in our mouth where the gut-brain magic happens.

A great report on the economic impact of poor oral health from @economistimpact. One thing I think is understated is evidence for direct links between poor oral health and general health. In my view we need to be clearer that poor oral health leads to systemic diseases. 14/14

@askthedentist Hi Mark. This is now the only thing I am talking about.

@VeronicaAthie @SallyBourliakas @fillthewhole @Sunny_Rae1 @IndependentSage More on #COVID-19 as a vascular disease and links with oral health here if you’re interested …

@VeronicaAthie @SallyBourliakas @fillthewhole @Sunny_Rae1 Is this what you mean? @IndependentSage discussion October 2022

@mvankerkhove @WHO @DrTedros And yet many still call the disease a ‘pneumonia’ which it absolutely is not.