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Dan Baumgardt, Senior Lecturer, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol

Ulcers, cracks and sores – what your mouth can tell you about your health

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The Greek philosopher Zeno of Citium once said that we have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. It’s a sentiment many parents, grandparents – and US TV personality Judge Judy – are fond of repeating. And for good reason too.

But the mouth acts as more than a means of communication, or entry for food and drink. It’s also a way of identifying some internal diseases.

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