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  2. Angular cheilitis - Wikipedia

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    Angular cheilitis can be caused by infection, irritation, or allergies. [2] Infections include by fungi such as Candida albicans and bacteria such as Staph. aureus. [2] Irritants include poorly fitting dentures, licking the lips or drooling, mouth breathing resulting in a dry mouth, sun exposure, overclosure of the mouth, smoking, and minor ...

  3. Mouth ulcer - Wikipedia

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    Diagramatic representation of mucosal erosion (left), excoriation (center), and ulceration (right) Simplistic representation of the life cycle of mouth ulcers. An ulcer (/ ˈ ʌ l s ər /; from Latin ulcus, "ulcer, sore") [2] is a break in the skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue and the disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue. [3]

  4. Wound licking - Wikipedia

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    Human saliva contains a wide variety of bacteria that are harmless in the mouth, but that may cause significant infection if introduced into a wound. A notable case was a diabetic man who licked his bleeding thumb following a minor bicycle accident , and subsequently had to have the thumb amputated after it became infected with Eikenella ...

  5. Cheilitis - Wikipedia

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    Photographic Comparison of: 1) a canker sore – inside the mouth, 2) herpes labialis, 3) angular cheilitis and 4) chapped lips. [4]Chapped lips (also known as cheilitis simplex [5] or common cheilitis) [6] is characterized by the cracking, fissuring, and peeling of the skin of the lips, and is one of the most common types of cheilitis.

  6. TCP (antiseptic) - Wikipedia

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    The instructions on the TCP bottle state that TCP can be used for sore throats, mouth ulcers, cuts, grazes, bites and stings, boils, spots and pimples. [6] It can also be used as a mouthwash when diluted, and can also be used as a general disinfectant. [citation needed]

  7. Common cancer treatment can have this painful side effect - AOL

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    Chemo mouth can also cause xerostomia, commonly known as dry mouth, as well as a metallic taste, which can disrupt appetite. "Cancer treatment damages the salivary glands present in the mouth ...

  8. Giada De Laurentiis poses topless in October issue of Health

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    "They're cold, so it takes longer to melt in your mouth," she revealed. And while the "Giada At Home" star is most famous for her skills in the kitchen, there's another role she's most proud of ...

  9. Mouth infection - Wikipedia

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    Although mouth infections can present in many different ways, they are managed according to the same guiding principles - protect the airway, drain the abscess, and treat with antibiotics if necessary. Securing a patient's airway is the most important part of initial treatment because loss of airway is emergently life-threatening.