According to the latest reports, it seems that following COVID and the vaccines, people have been developing oral mucosal lesions and dry mouth symptomatology. Check out the latest reports about the matter below.
More post-COVID/vaccine symptoms
Several studies have found that patients who have received COVID-19 vaccines or have been infected with the virus may develop oral and facial lesions.
One observational study reported that 70% to 100% of COVID-19 patients have experienced some form of oral manifestation following their infection. Dr. Keith Berkowitz, an internal medicine physician, stated that it is not surprising that patients are experiencing ulcers, dry mouth, and other orofacial symptoms.
“Any immune suppression can cause ulcers,” he told The Epoch Times, adding that oral lesions may be a sign of reactivated viruses and fungal infections due to a more vulnerable immune system.
Dr. Yusuf Saleeby, an integrative medicine practitioner, has noticed a change in symptomology among his patients and himself with the more recent COVID variants. Ulcers around the mouth have become more prominent.
“Blistering, like lesions on the face, mouth, and ‘herpetic-like’ lesions in the mouth, lips, gums, and on the tongue,” Dr. Saleeby listed. Tooth and gum pain without the usual evidence of bacterial infections like an abscess has also been observed.
“Many infections present clinically in the oral cavity,” Dr. Nicola Cirillo, dentist and professor of dental medicine pathology and pharmacology at the University of Melbourne, told The Epoch Times.
Similar symptoms are observed in vaccinated people.
“Regarding vaccines, I do observe, occasionally, abnormalities in the head and neck region following vaccination—for example, enlarged cervical lymph nodes, swellings, and oral ulcerations,” said Dr. Cirillo.
Ulcers and mouth lesions are frequent in people who have infections. Recent studies have shown that the COVID-19 virus can infect the cells in the oral cavity, which could be the cause of these symptoms.
It has been reported that some individuals may experience burning and bleeding gums as a common side effect following COVID-19 vaccination.
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