Your mouth holds clues to many diseases, including one condition that can sometimes cause damage to your teeth for some time before producing other symptoms.
Acid reflux is the result of stomach acid rising into the esophagus causing burning in the chest, upper abdominal pain, and regurgitation. There’s also another form of acid reflux called laryngopharyngeal reflux, or “silent reflux,” that makes its way into the upper esophagus, throat, and mouth.
