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Discovery

Putting the Mouth Back into the Body

Discovery

BBC

Science, Technology

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

A look at the evidence that links the health of our mouths with the rest of our bodies.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Once you've wrapped up this podcast, how about trying a very British cult?

0:06.0

What happens if the person you trust with your future isn't what you think they are?

0:10.0

I did feel the whole time he was watching me Yeti. I saw a footprint and that really gave me gusmas.

0:16.4

Or people who knew me. Emme, I remember every secret, every lie. I'm the only one who knows the truth.

0:23.0

Discover more of our biggest podcast from 2003.

0:27.0

Listen on BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. Music Radio Podcasts. Hello, I'm Claudia Hammond. Welcome to the evidence from the BBC World Service.

0:46.0

This evening, armed with an audience in the reading room at Welcome Collection in London.

0:50.0

Now this is an amazing museum and gallery and library which links science and medicine and life and art.

0:58.0

So thanks very much everyone who's come along here today.

1:01.0

Could you give us a cheer audience?

1:03.0

Now these lovely people here are going to help me in a while pick the brains of our expert

1:08.6

panel who I will introduce in just a moment.

1:11.3

Now the evidence is produced in collaboration with Welcome Collection and in each

1:15.4

episode we examine the scientific evidence on a different topic. Today it is the turn of the

1:21.7

mouth. What can our teeth and gums tell us

1:24.8

about the health of the rest of our bodies?

1:27.5

Now I have a question to start off with, for the audience actually,

1:30.8

that's with me this evening which is when was the last time

1:34.7

you went to the dentist now now be honest if it was less than six months ago give me

1:39.6

a cheer oh you're good if it was more than six months ago but less than two years ago give me a cheer.

1:48.0

If it was more than two years ago give me a cheer? A few ago, a few of you.

1:54.0

A few of you, that's very, very honest there.

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