Successful management of denture-associated candidiasis relies heavily on mechanical disinfection rather than pharmacologic ...

The road to realizing I had angular cheilitis was rough. At first I thought I just had a really bad case of chapped lips. It was winter, after all, and I’m not a die-hard lip-balm user. But no matter ...

What Are the Symptoms of Actinic Cheilitis? Also called sailor’s lip, farmer’s lip, or solar cheilosis, actinic cheilitis is a skin condition affecting your lips. It’s a form of actinic keratosis, ...

Consultant periodontologist at the College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun State, Dr Solomon Nwhator, talks about (oral) thrush, also known as oral candidiasis, in this interview ...

Actinic cheilitis causes dryness and thickening typically along the lower vermillion border, which is the line that separates the lips from the skin of the face. Symptoms can include tenderness, ...

There are all kinds of reasons your lips might be chapped. The universally annoying and uncomfortable situation of a dry, flaky, tight, cracked pout might be due to cold weather, dehydration, ...

Just like chapped lips, it's easy to associate the development of dry, crusty patches on the corners of our mouths with exposure to extreme cold and dryness. But it turns out that those flaky patches ...

Candida is a type of yeast. Small amounts of this yeast live harmlessly on and inside the body. However, certain factors can cause an overgrowth of Candida, leading to an infection. This article ...

Sosei Co., Ltd., a Japanese subsidiary of Sosei Group Corporation, has started a phase III trial for SO-1105 for the treatment of oropharyngeal candidiasis. The study is an open-label, randomised, ...