Oral Mucosal Lesions and Dry Mouth Occurring After COVID Vaccination and Infection

Published on January 17, 2024

Multiple studies have reported oral and facial lesions occurring after COVID vaccinations and infections, with one review pointing out an observational study that found 70 percent to 100 percent of COVID-19 patients have reported some oral manifestations following infections. Internal medicine physician Dr. Keith Berkowitz expressed that he is not surprised that patients are reporting ulcers, dry mouth, and various other orofacial manifestations. “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. Integrative medicine practitioner Dr. Yusuf Saleeby said that with the more recent COVID variants, he started noticing a change in the symptomology among his patients and also himself. Ulcers in and around the mouth became more prominent....