Mouth diseases
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Hand Foot and Mouth Disease
hand, foot, mouth, disease
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Hand, foot and mouth disease - myDr.com.au
Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common childhood illness causing mouth sores and a skin rash. Read about the symptoms, treatment and how to prevent infection by this viral illness.
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Hand, foot and mouth disease fact sheet - Fact sheets
Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common viral infection which is easily passed from person to person.
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Hand, foot and mouth disease
Find out what is hand, foot and mouth disease and links to trusted information on its symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
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Hand, foot and mouth disease: children | Raising Children Network
Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common childhood illness. It causes mouth ulcers and blisters on hands and feet. Its mostly mild but can be uncomfortable.
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Dry mouth syndrome - Better Health Channel
A dry mouth is a symptom of an underlying problem, rather than a disease in itself.
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Tongue-tie - Better Health Channel
Tongue-tie is a condition caused by restrictive tongue tissue that stops the tongue from poking out past the lips.
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Von Willebrand disease - Better Health Channel
A person with von Willebrand disease may have frequent nosebleeds, heavy menstruation or excessive bleeding from the mouth.
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Oral healthcare - myDr.com.au
Oral health problems include tooth decay, gum disease, mouth ulcers, halitosis, childhood teething and oral thrush.
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How Smoking Affects the Mouth | myVMC
Smoking plays a part in several diseases and lesions in the mouth, the most common being gum disease. The chance of dental implant failure is also more common among smokers than among non-smokers.
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Oral and dental effects of antidepressants | Issue 3 | Volume 39 | Australian Prescriber
Patients treated with antidepressant drugs may experience a dry mouth. Other drugs associated with dry mouth include...
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Saliva: Salivary Microbiota, Kissing and Dry Mouth
Whilst it may not be the most pleasant or attractive health topic, it is clear that to provide evidence-based care, nurses and healthcare professionals need to know about the bodily fluids that they may come in contact with when providing face-to-face patient care.
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Assessing Nausea and Vomiting | Ausmed
Nausea and vomiting commonly occur together, but are also distinct symptoms. Nausea is an unpleasant feeling the stomach and back of the throat and may or may not result in vomiting. Vomiting is a forceful stomach muscle contraction causing the contents of the stomach to come up through the mouth.
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Crohn's Disease | Ausmed
Crohn's disease is a chronic and lifelong gastrointestinal disorder that causes inflammation in the colon, rectum and GI tract. Its one of the two most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and commonly effects the ileum or colon that are most affected.
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The management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease | Issue 1 | Volume 39 | Australian Prescriber
If there are no features of serious disease, suspected gastro-oesophageal reflux disease can be.
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Crohn's Disease | Ausmed
Crohn's disease is a chronic and lifelong gastrointestinal disorder that causes inflammation in the colon, rectum and GI tract. Its one of the two most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and commonly effects the ileum or colon that are most affected.
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Testing for coeliac disease | Issue 3 | Volume 40 | Australian Prescriber | Australian Prescriber
The symptoms of coeliac disease vary markedly from person to person. What is the gold standard for diagnosing coeliac disease?
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What treatments can be used to prevent and treat alveolar osteitis (dry socket)? | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: Most tooth extractions are undertaken by dentists for a variety of reasons, however, all but three studies included in the present review included participants undergoing extraction of third molars, most of which were undertaken by oral surgeons
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Osteoporosis treatment and medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws | Issue 2 | Volume 39 | Australian Prescriber
The bisphosphonates and newer drugs such as denosumab, which are used to treat osteoporosis, have been associated with osteonecrosis of the jaws.
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Topical corticosteroids and oral mucosa | Issue 5 | Volume 37 | Australian Prescriber
Topical corticosteroid ointments are an important component in the management of oral mucosal disease. When used appropriately, they are effective and have...
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