Abscess If you notice a painful bump on the roof of your mouth, it could be an abscess—an infection that forms when bacteria ...

Symptomatic infection with the virus responsible for cold sores around the mouth–herpes simplex 1, or HSV-1 for short—may ...

But many people get cold sores that come back. Cold sores, or fever blisters, are groups of small blisters on the lip and around the mouth. The skin around the blisters is often red, swollen ...

Unlike cold sores, canker sores are not contagious ... Good oral hygiene and dental care can help keep your mouth healthy. Brush and floss at least twice a day and see a dentist for routine ...

One in five of us suffer with cold sores, or 'coleslaws' as spluttering children call them. They are created by herpes simplex, a virus that sits quietly in nerves around the mouth, only gracing ...

Here are five medical conditions your dentist might detect before your physician does — ...

I suffer regularly from cold sores. I've had five this year, and I read in the Mail today about tests on a new drug to kill the virus. Where can I find out about becoming one of the human testers ...