What causes mouth irritation?
ANSWER
Mouth irritation can be caused by:
- Biting your cheek, tongue, or lip
- Wearing braces or another type of dental apparatus, or having a sharp, broken tooth
- Chewing tobacco
- Burning one's mouth from hot food or drinks
- Having gum disease (gingivitis) or other type of mouth infection
- Having hypersensitivity to certain things, such as foods or medicines
- Having certain autoimmune diseases affecting the mucosal lining of the mouth, such as lupus, Crohn's disease, or Behcet's disease
- Taking certain drugs such as chemotherapy, antibiotics, medications used for rheumatoid arthritis, or epilepsy medications
- Receiving radiation as part of cancer treatment
From: Stomatitis WebMD Medical Reference
Reviewed by Michael Friedman on October 11, 2019
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Scully, C. Journal of the American Dental Association.
Journal of the American Dental Association , March 2005.
American Academy of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery: "Mouth Sores: Insight into causes, treatment, and prevention."
Sol Silverman, DDS, professor of oral medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
Medline Plus.
University of Virginia Health System: "Dental and Oral Health."
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center: "Gynecologic Cancer Glossary."
Goroll, A. and Mulley, A. , 4th edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000. Primary Care Medicine: Office Evaluation and Management of the Adult Patient
American Dental Association: "Canker Sores, Cold Sores & Common Mouth Sores."
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