Symptom: Mouth infections

Introduction: Mouth infections

Mouth infections: Infection of the mouth. See free access online books about Mouth infections below. See detailed information below for a list of 22 causes of Mouth infections, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Mouth infections:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Mouth infections. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Poor oral hygiene
• Herpes simplex
• Mouth ulcers
• Dental disorders
• Gingivitis
• Vincent's angina
• Vincent's acute ulcerative gingivitis
• Cancrum oris

See full list of 22 causes of Mouth infections

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Causes of Types of Mouth infections:

Review the causes of these more specific types of Mouth infections:

• Mouth inflammation (5 causes)
• Oral candidiasis (4 causes)
• Mouth infection (1 cause)
• Stomatitis (38 causes)

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Mouth infections: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Mouth infections, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Multiple Symptom Checker Combinations

• Mouth infections and Mouth symptoms (16 causes)
• Mouth infections and Face symptoms (14 causes)
• Mouth infections and Head symptoms (14 causes)
• Mouth infections and Throat symptoms (14 causes)
• Mouth infections and Nerve symptoms (11 causes)
• Mouth infections and Sensations (11 causes)
• Mouth infections and Skin problems (11 causes)
• Mouth infections and Skin symptoms (11 causes)
• Mouth infections and Digestive symptoms (10 causes)
• Mouth infections and Pain (10 causes)
• Mouth infections and Abdominal symptoms (9 causes)
• Mouth infections and Body symptoms (9 causes)
• Mouth infections and Weight loss (9 causes)
• Mouth infections and Weight symptoms (9 causes)
• Mouth infections and Bleeding symptoms (8 causes)
• Mouth infections and Bowel problems (8 causes)
• Mouth infections and Mouth ulcers (8 causes)
• Mouth infections and Sores (8 causes)
• Mouth infections and Stool symptoms (8 causes)
• Mouth infections and Respiratory symptoms (8 causes)

See full list of 659 Multiple Symptom Checker combinations related to Mouth infections

Home Diagnostic Testing and Mouth infections

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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Mouth symptoms (1743 causes)
• Throat symptoms (1146 causes)
• Head symptoms (3835 causes)
• Face symptoms (2762 causes)

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Mouth infections

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Mouth infections:

• Mouth ulcers (117 causes)
• Tongue ulcers (24 causes)
• Throat infection (2 causes)
• Tingling mouth (2 causes)
• Mouth pain (56 causes)
• Tingling tongue (5 causes)
• Tongue pain

Diagnostic Guides for Mouth infections

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Mouth infections from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Mouth infections. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Mouth infections

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Misdiagnosis and Mouth infections

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Diagnostic tests for Mouth infections:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Mouth infections. Some of these are listed below :

• Physical examination
  • Examine health of mouth, gums and teeth
  • Inspect and tap each tooth for tenderness which may indicate a alveolar abscess
  • Feel cervical lymph nodes (glands) for enlargement - e.g. with lip cancers, herpes simplex labialis.
• Blood tests

See full list of 15 diagnostic tests for Mouth infections

Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Mouth infections. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

• How long have you had the mouth infections? - to determine if acute or chronic.
• What specific symptoms do you have from the mouth infections? - e.g. mouth pain, bleeding gums, swollen gums, tender gums, gum ulcers, lip pain, lip sores, bad breath.
• Dental health? - when last saw a dentist?, dental care routine? Known dental caries? - Poor oral hygiene may be associated with gingivitis, periodontitis, Vincent's infection, oral cancer and oral Candida infection.
• Past history of cold sores (Herpes simples type 1 lesions) on the lips?
• Risk factors for oral cancer? - e.g. cigarette smoking, poor dental hygiene, spirits, recurrent mouth infections or syphilis.

See Diagnosis Checklist for Mouth infections (33 listings)

Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Mouth infections) may include:

• Tiredness, weight loss, fever, night sweats? - may suggest malignancy such as leukemia which may also be associated with swollen and bleeding gums and also recurrent mouth infections.
• Gum ulceration? - may suggest acute ulcerative gingivitis (Vincent's disease).
• Dry mouth (xerostomia)? - may be due to diabetes, certain drugs , Sjogren's syndrome, dehydration, anemia, HIV infection or irradiation - can increase the risk of dental caries and thus gingivitis.
• Lip ulceration? - would suggest herpes simplex labialis, syphilis and carcinoma.
• Tooth pain? - may suggest tooth socket (alveolar) abscess.

See Diagnosis Checklist for Mouth infections (33 listings)

Stories from Users for Mouth infections

Symptom specific forums: The following patient stories in our interactive forums and message boards relate to Mouth infections or relevant symptoms:

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• ENMT (Ears, Nose, Mouth and Throat) (275)
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  • Pain on one side of throat
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  • Sinus headache & eye area pain
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• Allergic/Immunologic (88)
  • Chronic hives
  • Spontaneous flushing and redness of face and body.
  • Non-stop itching, no rash
  • Swelling & itching
  • Problems with my scalp can anyone help me
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Organs affected by Mouth infections:

The list of organs typically affected by Mouth infections may include, but is not limited to:

• Mouth

Detailed list of causes of Mouth infections

The list below shows some of the causes of Mouth infections mentioned in various sources:

• Cancrum oris
• Crohn's disease - mouth inflammation
• Dental disorders
• Functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor - inflammation of mouth
• Genital herpes - mouth infection

See full list of 22 causes of Mouth infections

How Common are these Causes of Mouth infections?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Mouth infections. Of the 22 causes of Mouth infections that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 1 causes are "very common" diseases
• 2 causes are "common" diseases
• 3 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 2 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 14 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 22 causes of Mouth infections

Conditions listing symptoms: Mouth infections:

The following list of conditions have 'Mouth infections' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Causes of Mouth infections Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Mouth infections based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient: