RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The pandemic has added yet another term to our lexicon: "mask mouth." Dentists report patients who are experiencing a foul smell when wearing their masks. It's a smell that ...

“Mask mouth” has become a trend since the beginning of the pandemic, with people developing bad breath, dry mouth, tooth decay, bleeding gums, mouth ulcers, and other oral health issues, a new ...

Mask mouth can also cause bad breath and gum disease. And it’s not just kids who are affected. Dentists say they’re seeing the same thing in adults, too.

Mask-mouth syndrome may result from using a face mask for prolonged periods. Researchers examined how wearing a face mask affects one's oral hygiene in a study published on November 26 in Clinical ...

COVID-19 is spread through the air and can be inhaled and exhaled through both the mouth and nose. When the mask isn’t covering the nose, the risk of contacting COVID-19 through the air becomes ...