Health | Animation | Body on Instagram: "Ever wondered what really happens inside your mouth every day? 😲 From the moment food enters, your mouth is a busy hub of activity! Your teeth crush and tear your food, your tongue helps you taste and swallow, and saliva starts breaking down starches while keeping everything moist. Meanwhile, millions of bacteria are at work too—some helpful, some sneaky—feeding on leftover sugars and sometimes causing cavities. Every bite, sip, and snack sets off a tiny

Health | Fitness | Wellbeing on Instagram: "Many health conditions can be influenced by what happens in the mouth because infections, inflammation, and bacteria from teeth or gums can enter the bloodstream and place extra stress on the body. Research shows that chronic gum infection and bacteria from the mouth can influence conditions like dementia through well-understood biological pathways. When harmful oral bacteria—especially Porphyromonas gingivalis, a key pathogen in gum disease—enter the