The sudden appearance of a mouth lesion can raise concern, often leading to questions about its cause. While many may dismiss these small sores as harmless, recurring or persistent lesions may be an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A previously healthy 3-year-old female was admitted to the hospital with dehydration caused by poor oral intake ...

While human papillomavirus (HPV) is most notable for its involvement in cervical cancer, 1 it should also be understood that HPV lesions are commonly found in the oral cavity as well. Several studies ...

The Wichita area is nearing the end of a seasonal spike of a virus most commonly spread among children younger than 5 years ...

Leukoplakia and erythroplakia, or the combined erythroleukoplakia, are types of lesions that appear in the mouth or throat. They may be white or red, and they can be flat or raised. Most don't cause ...

SAN FRANCISCO - While commercially available optical tools can help clinicians identify premalignant lesions in the oral cavity, the prevalence of confounding lesions increases the rate of false ...

Doing an immediate biopsy in patients with a suspicious oral lesion — or referring a patient to a specialist who can — remains the single most important recommendation made by the American Dental ...

For clinicians, managing recurrent aphthous stomatitis means looking beyond the ulcer to triggers and systemic links.

New research finds oral lesions, including ulcers, redness, and spots in the mouth, are linked to several risk factors in people with lupus. While many of the risk factors identified are not ...

Baba Ramdev shared ayurvedic methods to cure mouth ulcers, as in today's world, almost everyone has suffered mouth sores at ...

A dentist in Mexico observed that one of his patients had a strange sore on the roof of his mouth. Although the patient could not explain how the sore came to form, further investigation of his ...