Blog entries tagged oral disease http://www.culvercitydentist.com Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:35:55 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.culvercitydentist.com/blog/oral-disease-oral-thrush.html Oral thrush happens when a kind of fungus (Candida albicans) accumulates on the lining of the mouth. It causes creamy white lesions on tongue or inner cheeks that can be painful and bleed when being scraped. These lesions can spread to the roof of the mouth, gums, or even back of the throat. Cottage cheese-like lesions, cracking at the corners of the mouth, cottony feeling in the mouth, pain and loss of taste are other symptoms of oral thrush. Although it occurs in people who wear dentures as weRead More... Dentist Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:26:21 +0100 oral thrush oral disease kids dentist family dentist denture dental treatment