Symptoms Of Thrush

Burning And Soreness In Mouth

Oral candidiasis is not a common problem in healthy children and adults, and individuals with lowered immunity from infections like HIV/AIDS and cancer treatments stand the highest risk of getting serious thrush. In these cases, thrush becomes very painful characterizing red patches in the mouth, which can extend into the esophagus, the long tube connecting the mouth to the stomach. There also might be slight bleeding from the lesions and patches in the mouth, especially when brushing one’s teeth and chewing hard foods. Poorly fitted dentures are also a cause of burning and soreness in the mouth. Upper dentures are most commonly linked to causing soreness mostly because they inhibit the individual’s ability to control saliva if poorly fitted.

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