Mouth Diseases

Follow the links below to find information about mouth diseases, including tooth and periodontal diseases.

Reviewed August 2011

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Title:   Tongue-tie
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Tongue-tie is caused by a short frenum (string of tissue) that restricts tongue movement. Many babies with tongue-tie are breast and bottle fed successfully, but a tight tongue-tie can interfere with a baby's ability to breastfeed and, in some cases, bottle feed. The medical name for tongue-tie is ankyloglossia.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Interventions for the management of dry mouth: topical therapies
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Dry mouth is a common problem with a range of causes. The symptom may be due to a reduction in the quantity of saliva produced, or a change in the composition of saliva, but a feeling of dry mouth may also be present in people with normal saliva produc...
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Mouth ulcers
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   A mouth ulcer is the loss of part of the delicate tissue lining inside the mouth (mucous membrane). The most common cause is injury such as biting your cheek. Other causes include certain drugs, chemicals and infectious diseases such as herpes or thrush. In most cases, mouth ulcers are harmless and clear up in a few days.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Breastfeeding - when babies won't feed
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Some new babies take a while to learn how to attach to the breast and feed effectively. Others feed well at first, then become fussy. These problems can be very distressing; seek help if these ideas do not help.
Date:   Dec 2011
Title:   Interventions for treating oral lichen planus
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a condition where there are long-term, painful areas on the lining of the mouth. The treatment is for reducing pain but there is no cure for this disease. Usual treatment is steroid ointment applied directly to the painful ar...
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Mouth sores
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Mouth sores can be caused by infection,injury or oral cancer. This fact sheet explains some common mouth sores,their symptoms and treatment.
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Interventions for preventing oral mucositis for patients with cancer receiving treatment
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Treatment for cancer (including bone marrow transplant) can cause oral mucositis (severe ulcers in the mouth). This painful condition can cause difficulties in eating, drinking and swallowing, and may also be associated with infections which may require...
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Dental care - common conditions - 0 to 5 years
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Babies and toddlers need parents to care for their teeth, gums and mouths. Oral thrush, mouth ulcers and cold sores (herpes simplex infections) are common problems. Mouth ulcers that don't heal, tooth abscesses and cellulitis (facial swellings) require treatment by a doctor, dentist or other oral health professional.
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Interventions for the treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer: chemotherapy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Oral cavity (mouth) cancer is usually detected earlier and treated with surgery and radiotherapy. Oropharyngeal (throat) cancer may be advanced when it is found and is treated with radiotherapy. Both treatments may be associated with disfigurement and d...
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Interventions for the treatment of oral and oropharyngeal cancers: surgical treatment
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The studies in this review focused on patients with cancers in the oral cavity. These studies have not shown that surgery to remove the lymph nodes in the neck, which appear to be cancer-free, at the same time as the cancer is removed is associated with...
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Dry mouth syndrome
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Dry mouth syndrome is when there is not enough saliva (spit) in the mouth. A dry mouth is a symptom of an underlying problem, rather than a disease in itself. Causes may include drugs or medication, dehydration, Sjogren's syndrome, infection, nerve problems and some cancer treatments. Dry mouth syndrome is also called xerostomia.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Mouth cancer
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Mouth cancer usually starts in the cells lining the mouth. The most common sites are the lips, tongue and/or floor of the mouth. Smoking and drinking alcohol are known risk factors. Mouth cancer is easily cured if treated in its earlier stages.
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Screening programmes for the early detection and prevention of oral cancer
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is a need to understand whether screening programmes could detect oral cancer earlier and so reduce the number of deaths from this disease. Cancer of the mouth is becoming increasingly common and has a low survival rate, as many patients present w...
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Treatment for sialorrhea (excessive saliva) in people with motor neuron disease/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Unintentional drooling of saliva (sialorrhea) is a distressing symptom suffered by up to 25% of patients with motor neuron disease. The management of sialorrhea currently involves the use of suction, drug treatments and more invasive approaches, includi...
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Tongue
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The tongue helps us to hold and direct the food and drink we swallow, while the taste buds contribute to the experience of food flavour. The tongue also helps to create the sounds for speech. Some disorders that affect the tongue include sore tongue, black hairy tongue and tongue-tie.
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Cold sore infections - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Cold sore infections are caused by herpes simplex Type 1 virus, a virus that remains in your body once you have been infected by it. It can be triggered by stress, fatigue or exposure to sun.
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Oral mucositis and quality of life
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Oral mucositis results in many symptoms that can influence a person's quality of life. Mucositis, a condition in which the mucous membranes of the mouth develop painful lesions, is caused by radiation or chemotherapy.
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Oral mucositis and nutrition
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Mucositis can have a very severe impact on a patient's ability to eat and drink. Nutritional support is an essential component of cancer treatment and helps maintain body weight.
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Interventions for treating oral mucositis for patients with cancer receiving treatment
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Using a low level laser may reduce the severity of ulcers caused by cancer treatment.Treatments for cancer can cause severe ulcers (sores) in the mouth. These can be painful and slow to heal. The review found some evidence that using a laser relieves or...
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Interventions for treating oral candidiasis for patients with cancer receiving treatment
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cancer treatment can lead to severe fungal infections (candidiasis, called thrush) in the mouth. This can cause pain, difficulties in eating and longer hospital stays. Infection can sometimes spread through the body and become life-threatening. Differen...
Date:   Jun 2010

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