Risk Factors
- Newborn babies.
- Lupus
- Diabetics with poorly controlled diabetes.
- As a side effect of medication, most commonly having taken antibiotics. Inhaled corticosteroids for treatment of lung conditions (e.g., asthma or COPD) may also result in oral candidiasis: the risk may be reduced by regularly rinsing the mouth with water after taking the medication.
- People with an immune deficiency (e.g. as a result of AIDS/HIV or chemotherapy treatment).
- Women undergoing hormonal changes, like pregnancy or those on birth control pills.
- Denture users.
- Tongue piercing.
- Inflammation and whitening of the tongue can also occur due to dryness or environmental irritants such as smoking.
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