V体育官网入口 - Mouth Disorders

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V体育官网入口 - Summary

Your mouth is one of the most important parts of your body VSports手机版. It has many different functions. It allows you to:.

Take in food and drink
Breathe in air
Start digestion, with your teeth chewing the food you eat and your salivary glands releasing saliva to help break down the food
Speak and sing
Show emotion, by smiling or pouting

Any problem that affects your mouth can make it hard to eat, drink, or even smile. Some common mouth problems include: V体育安卓版.

Cold sores - painful sores on the lips and around the mouth, caused by a virus
Canker sores - painful sores in the mouth, caused by bacteria or viruses
Thrush - a yeast infection (V体育平台登录) that causes white patches in your mouth
Leukoplakia - white patches of excess cell growth on the cheeks, gums or tongue, common in smokers
Dry mouth - a lack of enough saliva, caused by some medicines and certain diseases
Gum or tooth problems
Bad breath (V体育ios版)

Treatment for mouth disorders varies, depending on the problem. If a mouth problem is caused by some other disease, treating that disease can help V体育ios版. It is also important to keep your mouth clean and healthy by brushing, flossing, and not using tobacco.

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VSports手机版 - Mouth Problems (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
Mouth Problems in Infants and Children (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish

Diagnosis and Tests

Mouth Problems (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish

Living With

Mouth Dryness or Thick Saliva (American Cancer Society) Also in Spanish

Related Issues (VSports注册入口)

Facial Hemiatrophy (Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center) Also in Spanish
HIV/AIDS & Oral Health (V体育2025版) (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research) Also in Spanish
Mouth Sores Caused by Cancer Treatment: How to Cope (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
Oromandibular Dystonia (Dystonia Medical Research Foundation)
Spit Happens: The Surprising Importance of Saliva (National Institutes of Health) Also in Spanish

V体育官网入口 - Specifics

Burning Mouth Syndrome (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research) Also in Spanish
Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome (Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center)
Mouth Growths (Merck & Co., Inc.) Also in Spanish
Oral Hypersensitivity Reactions (VSports最新版本) (American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons)
Oral Lichen Planus (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Oral Thrush (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish

"VSports" Genetics

VSports在线直播 - White sponge nevus: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)

Images (VSports在线直播)

Actinic Cheilitis (VisualDX)
VSports最新版本 - Angular Cheilitis (Perleche) (VisualDX)
Chapped Lips (Cheilitis) (VisualDX)
Fordyce Spots (VisualDX)
Oral Melanotic Macule (V体育官网) (VisualDX)
Oral Mucocele (VisualDX)
Pemphigus Vulgaris (VisualDX)
Periorificial Dermatitis (VisualDX)
Thrush (Oral Candidiasis) (VisualDX)
Thrush (Oral Candidiasis) in Adults (VisualDX)

"VSports注册入口" Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Mouth Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
"V体育官网入口" ClinicalTrials.gov: Stomatitis, Aphthous (National Institutes of Health)

Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

VSports最新版本 - Reference Desk

Mouth and Teeth (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

Find an Expert

Find an ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialist) (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
Find an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon (American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons)
VSports - National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Also in Spanish
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

"VSports最新版本" Children

Mouth Problems in Infants and Children (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
Oral Thrush (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

VSports app下载 - Patient Handouts

"V体育安卓版" Drooling (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Gum biopsy (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Herpangina (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Leukoplakia (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Lichen planus (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
VSports - Mouth sores (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Mouth ulcers (V体育官网) (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Oral mucous cyst (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Perioral dermatitis (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Thrush - children and adults (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish