2006-06-12 02:00:32 · 15 answers · asked by Pete B 1 in Health ➔ Dental
Smallpox!
hahahahaha j/k
See a dentist.
2006-06-12 02:02:18 · answer #1 · answered by jaike 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like it might be thrush. If it is, it is caused by fungus growing in your mouth. The white areas are patches of growing fungus and are called plaques (pronounced 'plackz').
There is a product called Magic Mouthwash that will get rid of thrush. Four times a day you take an ounce (30 mL) and swish it all through your mouth, then swallow it. You can swish with other mouthwashes to get rid of the plaques in your mouth, but the thrush will keep coming back because it is down in your throat too. I don't know if Magic Mouthwash is prescription or over the counter.
Have you been on antibiotics recently? Sometimes this can lead to thrust infection because the antibiotics kill off the harmless micro-organisms that normally live in your mouth. You know how in your garden, you plant ground cover so that weeds have no place to grow? But if you just have bare soil, weeds will come in? That is how killing off the normal microbes creates a place for the thrush fungus to get in and flourish.
If you haven't been on antibiotics recently and still have thrush, it could be a sign or symptom of some other condition that is interfering with your immune system and/or normal oral fauna. In that case, I'd go to a doctor or clinic.
2006-06-12 04:32:12 · answer #2 · answered by kill_yr_television 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They could also be Fordyce's spots or Fordyce's Granules.
These are just ectopic (misplaced) sebacious glands that appear in your mouth as white/yellowish spots... usually on the insides of your cheeks and lips...
2006-06-12 16:50:52 · answer #3 · answered by chilerin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Several factors, including a fungal infection of the mouth. Dentist can prescribe something for this. Have it checked out.
2006-06-17 10:46:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you been whitening your teeth? If you get an excess of whitener on your gums, it will temporarily damage them.
Do you use smoke-less tobacco?
2006-06-12 02:59:17 · answer #5 · answered by April 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i noticed some white sputs on my gums too. And i've been told i have Gum disease by the dentist. so it's just that, gum disease
2006-06-12 06:35:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Brush your teeth more
2006-06-12 02:02:07 · answer #7 · answered by dying_star51 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am not try to be mean or funny but try brushing you teeth thats what wrong
2006-06-18 13:49:37 · answer #8 · answered by ikandie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gingivitis or thrush
2006-06-12 02:02:23 · answer #9 · answered by Tina 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you tried cleaning your mouth??
2006-06-12 02:02:23 · answer #10 · answered by alfjr24 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋