Oral Thrush Roof Mouth Pictures

Oral thrush is not a severe condition in its early stages but it can become more unpleasant the longer it s left untreated.

Oral thrush roof mouth pictures.

Often oral thrush can also spread to the mouth roof gums back of the throat or the tonsils. We ve shown you a few pictures of oral thrush at different stages of development and in different regions of the mouth and throat so now you can recognize it easily and hopefully before it gets too serious. When it comes to newborns oral thrush can be contracted during birth. Find oral thrush stock images in hd and millions of other royalty free stock photos illustrations and vectors in the shutterstock collection.

The tongue and roof of the mouth are both common areas for this type of infection to develop. Each picture of oral thrush shows the patches of fungi growing in a different area. This type of infection can affect anyone but it is most likely to happen in people who wear dentures have immune systems which are compromised or use corticosteroids which are inhaled as well as babies. Left untreated it can spread to the roof of your mouth in which case you ll experience an itchy sensation and even slight pain.

Thousands of new high quality pictures added every day. Oral thrush also known as pseudomembranous candidiasis is the most common form of oral candidiasis fungal infection caused by a fungus called candida albicans accounting for 35 of all cases.