What is oral candidiasis?
Oral thrush — also called oral candidiasis — is a condition in which the fungus Candida albicans accumulates on the lining of your mouth. Candida is a normal organism in your mouth, but sometimes it can overgrow and cause symptoms.
Symptoms
- Creamy white lesions on your tongue, inner cheeks, and sometimes on the roof of your mouth, gums and tonsils
- Slightly raised lesions with a cottage cheese-like appearance
- Redness, burning or soreness that may be severe enough to cause difficulty eating or swallowing
- Slight bleeding if the lesions are rubbed or scraped
- Cracking and redness at the corners of your mouth
- A cottony feeling in your mouth
- Loss of taste
Prevention:
- Rinse your mouth.
- Brush your teeth at least twice a day and floss daily or as often as your dentist recommends.
- See your dentist regularly, ask your dentist how often you need to be seen.
- Maintain good blood sugar control if you have diabetes.
- Watch what you eat. Try limiting the amount of sugar-containing foods you eat.
- Treat a vaginal yeast infection as soon as possible.
- Treat dry mouth. Ask your doctor about ways to avoid or treat your dry mouth.
Source:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/oral-thrush/symptoms-causes/syc-
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