Canker sores (sometimes referred to as mouth ulcers or “aphthous ulcers”), can be intensely painful. The Mayo Clinic defines canker sores as “small, shallow lesions that develop on the soft tissues in ...

Certain foods, including spicy, acidic, or abrasive foods, can trigger pain in canker sores. Also, food allergies may trigger ...

When Mari Henderson read a story about a woman the same age as her with tongue cancer, she asked for a biopsy. It helped her receive an early diagnosis. For several weeks, Mari Henderson felt a canker ...

Share on Pinterest Various conditions may cause a bleeding tongue, including oral infections. There are many reasons why a tongue might start bleeding. Some of these will be obvious, for example ...

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I still remember the night I first pressed a fingertip covered in alum, a pickling agent often found in the spice aisle, onto a canker sore that had emerged on the inside of my bottom lip. Having been ...

In the fall of 2020, Katie Drablos noticed a canker sore on the back of her tongue that wouldn’t go away. As the pain increased, she visited urgent care, wondering if it was a COVID-19 symptom. It ...

Floor of the mouth cancer is a type of oral cancer that forms under the tongue. Smoking, tobacco use, and drinking alcohol are some of the main risk factors for this form of cancer. Share on Pinterest ...

Sore throats are among the most common illnesses that physicians treat. Many patients are confused as to what they really are and how they should be managed. Tonsils are in the mouth (pharynx) and are ...

Leukemia can cause bleeding gums. Some types of leukemia can also cause the gums to swell. Treatment typically focuses directly on the leukemia rather than oral health symptoms. Several different ...