MOUTH SORES

Mouth sores, wounds around the mouth area otherwise referred to as oral ulcers when the sore is within the mouth can occur for a number of reasons.  Mouth sores and ulcers are very much open to infection and form due to viral, bacterial and fungal infection.  Dietary and immune system deficiencies can also lead to mouth sores and ulcers as well as allergies and trauma of the mouth.  They can form due to underlying illnesses or from sexually transmitted diseases which are very contagious.  Mouth sores start as a crack or lesion sometimes showing swollen bumps which are very easy infected resulting in pain.  Typically mouth sores will disappear within several days but it’s advised to consult a GP if they do not disappear or they become very painful.