Mouth Problems

This section offers information on mouth ulcers, tongue problems, excessive saliva, and tooth grinding.

Mouth Ulcers

We all have mouth ulcers occasionally. The medical term for them is aphthous ulcers. They are round, painful sores inside the mouth, which interfere with eating and toothbrushing because of...

Tongue Problems

In the olden days, doctors were very keen on asking patients to put out their tongue and made all sorts of diagnoses from its appearance. It is true that some...

Too Much Saliva

You may be surprised to learn that we each produce about 2–3 pints (1.5 litres) of saliva a day. We are usually unaware of it because we swallow it without...

Tooth Grinding

Grinding your teeth together when you are asleep is surprisingly common. Most teeth-grinders are unaware that they do it and find out only because their partner complains. When they wake...
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