Benign tumors of the oral cavity can include warts, canker sores, thrush, cold sores, and mucoceles. Read more.

Whether caused by something as simple as a food allergy or linked to more serious health problems, these lesions warrant ...

Cold sores reside around the lips, while canker sores form on the delicate insides of the mouth. Why canker sores form in the first place isn't entirely understood, but smoking, trauma, stress, or ...

Stress can lead to xerostomia, or dry mouth, a condition where your salivary glands don't produce enough saliva. This can worsen digestion, create discomfort in the mouth, and accelerate tooth decay ...

Symptoms can include redness, sometimes open sores, and burning in the mouth.Some foods, as well as smoking, can exacerbate ...

They can look like pimple-type bumps, or they may be white canker sores with a red edge. A fungal infection is the cause of oral thrush, usually with sores in the mouth lining, too. While these spots ...

Smokers had higher levels of harmful bacteria – like Fusobacterium, Campylobacter and Tannerella forsythia – in their mouths.