Let’s start by saying that oral hygiene can stop a host of potential mouth ailments before they ever have a chance to settle in and begin to cause problems. Having established the importance of good hygiene, it is also important to note that some infections occur in people who are practicing a diligent oral cleansing routine. Read more »

If you have a canker sore, more than likely it will not go unnoticed. You may not be able to label the exact cause of the pain stemming from your mouth and radiating throughout your head, but you will know something is wrong and that you want to get it under control as quickly a possible. Read more »

Parents are more likely to have heard of hand-foot-and-mouth disease than are adults who do not have children. The disease is sometimes confused with a couple conditions normally found in four-legged mammals. Though the names may sound similar or have a related concept, you can rest assured that hand-foot-and-mouth, which usually causes mouth sores, is in no way related to hoof-and-mouth disease, also known as foot-and-mouth disease, or mad cow disease. Read more »

Oral cancer is not always easily recognized. Even when the symptoms are blatant, people mistakenly attribute them to some other malady or refuse to accept the possibility that they could have the disease. Read more »