For clinicians, managing recurrent aphthous stomatitis means looking beyond the ulcer to triggers and systemic links.

While human papillomavirus (HPV) is most notable for its involvement in cervical cancer, 1 it should also be understood that HPV lesions are commonly found in the oral cavity as well. Several studies ...

SAN FRANCISCO - While commercially available optical tools can help clinicians identify premalignant lesions in the oral cavity, the prevalence of confounding lesions increases the rate of false ...

Mouth cancer can appear on the lips or anywhere in the mouth, including the tissues inside the cheeks, the tongue, and the gums. Mouth cancer may look like red, gray, or white patches of skin, thick ...

New research finds oral lesions, including ulcers, redness, and spots in the mouth, are linked to several risk factors in people with lupus. While many of the risk factors identified are not ...

The reason behind the phenomenon is the sharpened tooth, which develops ulcers inside the mouth, displaced tooth, the area ...

What's the best way to determine the type of oral mucosal lesion a patient may have? Can symptoms such as xerostomia and differences in saliva help distinguish oral lichen planus, oral lichenoid ...