The then 16-year-old school girl, from Hobart, Tasmania, could feel a tiny bump on the roof of her mouth with her tongue, ...

The seemingly innocuous, if uncomfortable, symptom is suffered by millions: a mouth ulcer. And when Sinead Marland noticed she had one, she thought little of it. It had stubbornly refused to ...

A mouth sore is enough to make your appetite go for a toss, right? Canker sores are painful sores that usually appear inside your mouth, at the base of your gums. While these are not contagious, they ...

The primary goals are to control the local pain, reduce the duration of the ulcers, and restore normal oral function. Secondary goals are to decrease the frequency and severity of recurrences and ...

The clinical features, etiology, and treatment of recurrent aphthous ulcers (RAU) are discussed. Aphthous ulcers are among the most common oral lesions in the general population, with a frequency ...

Dr Rizwan Mahmood, from Rüh Dental, explains how our mouths could warn us of more than just tooth decay - here are the six ...

ANSWER: The first antiviral drug developed for herpes simplex infections was Zovirax (acyclovir). It was first approved in ...

"Diabetes can cause a dry mouth because of a lack of saliva which in turn can cause ulceration and tooth decay. Furthermore, ...

For example, if an infected person kisses someone, the virus can enter from the infected person's cold sore into the other ...

Medically reviewed by Edmund Khoo, DDS Trench mouth is a severe, advanced form of gingivitis (gum disease) that causes ...

A retired dentist who was diagnosed with tonsil cancer says early identification is critical, as new data shows people with ...

An expert has sounded the alarm over certain oral health symptoms that could signal a number of serious health issues - ...