{"id":22429,"date":"2024-04-01T17:12:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T15:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clinicadentalgrossdentistas.com\/candidiasis-oral\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T11:13:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T09:13:12","slug":"oral-thrush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clinicadentalgrossdentistas.com\/en\/oral-thrush\/","title":{"rendered":"Oral thrush: what it is and how to treat it"},"content":{"rendered":"

Candida mycosis is common in humans. Although the appearance of this fungus is not enough to identify an oral candidiasis. You need a doctor to check it.<\/p>\n

The oral thrush or candida albicans<\/strong> is usually located in the oral space, settling in the lining of the mouth and sometimes being able to reproduce in excess causing different symptoms. The people who are most exposed to this fungus are immunocompromised. Although it should not be forgotten that newborns and elderly people<\/strong> are also prone to suffer the appearance of this fungus, since their immune system is weaker. If you are a healthy person, oral candidiasis may be a minor problem, although it all depends on whether your immune system is strengthened.<\/p>\n

Causes of the oral thrush<\/span><\/h2>\n

When our physical conditions are normal, our immune system<\/strong> works to expel those factors that are harmful to our health, such as viruses, bacteria or in this case, fungi, in order to maintain a balance in our body. Although sometimes, our protection mechanism fails us and causes this fungus to reproduce and produce oral candidiasis.<\/p>\n

You are likely to get thrush if you have one or more of the following risk factors:<\/p>\n