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What does a healthy mouth look like?
In a healthy mouth, the tissues are pink, firm and moist. If you have a healthy mouth, your breath will smell pleasant or neutral. Healthy gums are firm and pink, not red or white. They are not swollen or sore.
How does our mouth look like?
The mouth is an oval-shaped cavity inside the skull. The two main functions of the mouth are eating and speaking. Parts of the mouth include the lips, vestibule, mouth cavity, gums, teeth, hard and soft palate, tongue and salivary glands. The mouth is also known as the oral cavity or the buccal cavity.
What is the bottom of your mouth called?
The oral mucosa are the tissues that line the interior of your mouth, while the salivary glands produce saliva. The bottom of your mouth, located under your tongue, is called the floor.
What should you look for in your mouth?
Symptoms to look out for include:
- Gum, tooth, or jaw pain.
- Bleeding gums.
- Loose or lost teeth.
- Recurring bad breath.
- Sores, irregular patches, or lumps in your mouth.
What Colour should inside your mouth be?
Pharyngitis is a bacterial or viral infection marked by a sore, scratchy throat. Strep throat is bacterial infection that causes a sore throat. It can be difficult to eat or drink with these throat infections. This may cause bacteria to build up and turn the roof of the mouth yellow.
What’s the skin inside your mouth called?
The skin on the inside of the mouth is called the Oral Mucosa. It works as a tough flexible barrier, preventing food from penetrating the mucosa while still being flexible enough to allow for the wide range of movements involved in eating and speaking.
What Colour should the top of your mouth be?
When healthy, the lining of the mouth (oral mucosa) ranges in color from reddish pink to gradations of brown or black. The oral mucosa tends to be darker in dark-skinned individuals because their melanocytes (cells that produce melanin, a pigment that gives hair, skin, and eyes their color) are more active.