My baby is teething and rubbing his tongue a lot could this be thrush?
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My baby is teething and rubbing his tongue a lot could this be thrush?
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Dr. Jason Clark
Dentistry - Pediatric
In brief: White coating?
Do you see a thicker than normal white coating on your child's tongue or cheeks.
In brief: White coating?
Do you see a thicker than normal white coating on your child's tongue or cheeks.
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Dr. James Merrett
Dentistry
In brief: Baby and Thrush
A good way to tell if your baby has thrush is to look in his/her mouth, and see if you see a white build up on his/her tongue and cheeks.
Most of the time it is pretty evident. If it does not appear to be white but looks abnormally red it could be a mild case of thrush. This is easily treatable. I would advise seeing your pediatician or pedodontist if this continues.
In brief: Baby and Thrush
A good way to tell if your baby has thrush is to look in his/her mouth, and see if you see a white build up on his/her tongue and cheeks.
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Dr. Eyal Simchi
Dentistry - Pediatric
In brief: Possible
Thrush is a fungal infection that usually presents with a white coating on the tissues of the mouth (tongue lips inside of cheeks at times) if you don't see a white film, it is unlikely to be thrush.
In brief: Possible
Thrush is a fungal infection that usually presents with a white coating on the tissues of the mouth (tongue lips inside of cheeks at times) if you don't see a white film, it is unlikely to be thrush.
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Dr. James Ferguson
Pediatrics
In brief: Thrush visable coat
Thrush as a diagnosis would be applied to a milk like coating on the inner membranes of the mouth, not just the tongue & usually occurs in patches.
Absent those patches, your kid probably just likes the soothing feeling of rubbing those areas.
In brief: Thrush visable coat
Thrush as a diagnosis would be applied to a milk like coating on the inner membranes of the mouth, not just the tongue & usually occurs in patches.
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