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Recognition of thrush
Jan 25, 2001
Dr. Reznik,
I am one of those persons who is afraid to get tested. I think I may have thrush, due to the film that continues to develop on my tongue, and white appearance.
I was at my Dentist's office for a check up, and told him that i'm having a problem with bad breath(which I am). He took a real good look inside of my mouth and said I had a couple of "grooves" in the back of my tongue, but aside from that everything seems to be clean. He suggested I use a scrapper and Listerine toothpaste.
My question is : If I in fact would have thrush, would he be able to tell by this examination? Thank you
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Response from Dr. Reznik
The diagnosis of thrush (candidiasis) can easily be made by clinical examination if the underlying medical history is known. If a person's medical history is not known, again it is pretty easy to make this diagnosis based on clinical appearance. Many times, providers will scrape off a suspect area and perform a KOH stain looking for the organism that causes thrush.
To directly answer your question: yes your dentist should be able to easily diagnose candidiasis if present.
DR
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