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Sore mouth is a symptom in which a person has pain somewhere in the mouth, maybe caused by canker sores, viral ulcers, hot liquid burns, etc.

Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this

35 year experience in Pediatrics

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Mouth

Is Symptom of

Hand foot mouth disease
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Thrush
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