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Mouth Disorders

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:

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Results 1 - 10 of 1,742 for Mouth disorder
  1. Mouth Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... 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 ...
  2. Viral Infections (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are viruses? Viruses are very tiny germs. They are made of genetic material (either DNA or RNA) inside of a protein coating. There are a huge number ...
  3. Hand-foot-mouth disease is a common viral infection that most often begins in the throat. ... Hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) is most commonly caused by a virus called coxsackievirus A16. Children under age 10 are most often ...
  4. Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a common illness in infants and children. In infants, it starts with fever, fussiness, and a poor appetite. ...
  5. Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Learn more about Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease. It is very contagious and most common in children under 5 years old.
  6. Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is a viral infection caused by Coxsackievirus that usually begins in the throat. Symptoms include; fever, sore throat, ulcers ...
  7. Hand, foot, and mouth disease is cause by a coxsackie virus. It produces mouth ulcers and small blisters (vesicles) on the hands and feet. ...
  8. The typical skin lesion of hand, foot, and mouth disease includes small blisters (vesicles) with bright red (erythematous) ...
  9. The typical skin lesion of hand, foot, and mouth disease includes small blisters (vesicles) with bright red (erythematous) ...
  10. Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common childhood illness. The symptoms include small, painful blisters on the fingers, palms, toes and soles, and ...
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