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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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, ...

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 ...