Category: Throat
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Adenoid Facies and Snoring
An archaic term used to describe patients who exhibit a long, narrow face, short upper lip, open-mouth breathing, and a hyperactive swallowing pattern. Adenoid facies is the long, open-mouthed, face of children with adenoid hypertrophy. Hypertrophy of the nasopharyngeal pad of lymphoid tissues (the adenoids) is the most common cause of nasal obstruction in children.…
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White coated Tongue-Oral Thrush-Candidiasis
A white coated tongue is a common condition in which a white coating forms on the upper surface of the tongue and it is a sign and symptom of Oral Thrush (Candidiasis). This is common in newborn babies, patients who are diabetic, immune compromised, those who uses dentures and in old age. Candidiasis of the…
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Painful Tongue Ulcers
Silver Nitrate Cautery versus Laser Cautery Ulcers on the tongue are very painful and most of them are benign. Painless ulcers must be taken seriously and need biopsy to rule out malignancy. Most ulcers (Apthous) are caused by and Biting between cheek, tongue and lip and Chewing tobacco and Braces and A sharp or broken…