Mouth Disorders

<p>Your mouth is one of the most important parts of your body. It has many different functions. It allows you to:</p><ul> <li>Take in food and drink</li> <li>Breathe in air</li> <li>Start digestion, with your teeth chewing the food you eat and your salivary glands releasing saliva to help break down the food</li> <li>Speak and sing</li> <li>Show emotion, by smiling or pouting</li> </ul> <p>Any problem that affects your mouth can make it hard to eat, drink, or even smile. Some common mouth problems include:</p><ul> <li><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/coldsores.html">Cold sores</a> - painful sores on the lips and around the mouth, caused by a virus</li> <li><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/cankersores.html">Canker sores</a> - painful sores in the mouth, caused by bacteria or viruses</li> <li>Thrush - a <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/yeastinfections.html">yeast infection</a> that causes white patches in your mouth </li> <li>Leukoplakia - white patches of excess cell growth on the cheeks, gums or tongue, common in smokers</li> <li><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/drymouth.html">Dry mouth</a> - a lack of enough saliva, caused by some medicines and certain diseases</li> <li><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/gumdisease.html">Gum</a> or <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/toothdisorders.html">tooth problems</a></li> <li><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/badbreath.html">Bad breath</a></li> </ul> <p>Treatment for mouth disorders varies, depending on the problem. If a mouth problem is caused by some other disease, treating that disease can help. It is also important to keep your mouth clean and healthy by brushing, flossing, and not using tobacco.</p>

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0026636

C0026636

11/17/1999

Your mouth is one of the most important parts of your body. 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:

• 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 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

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

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0026636

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0026636

Spanish https://medlineplus.gov/languages/mouthdisorders.html#Spanish

Chinese, Traditional (Cantonese dialect) https://medlineplus.gov/languages/mouthdisorders.html#Chinese, Traditional (Cantonese dialect)

Russian https://medlineplus.gov/languages/mouthdisorders.html#Russian

Vietnamese https://medlineplus.gov/languages/mouthdisorders.html#Vietnamese

Spanish https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/mouthdisorders.html

Hmong https://medlineplus.gov/languages/mouthdisorders.html#Hmong

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/

C0026636

Mouth Disorders

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C1456703

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C3714622

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0040409

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0040425

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0278996

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0036093

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0544058

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0017563

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0011168

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0043352

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0001428

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0029162

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0042940

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0019345

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0220641

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0038363

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0495689

Common mouth problems include cold sores, canker sores, thrush, dry mouth, and bad breath. Discover information on all of these common disorders.https://medlineplus.gov/mouthdisorders.html

T047

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C1456600

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0150934