This Publication Is Searchable The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Section 9. Dental And Oral Disorders Chapter 105. When widespread, it constitutes stomatitis.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis can produce oral ulcers inoculated by sputum from the lungs.
Syphilis can produce a primary chancre. Neisseria gonorrhea produces burning ulcerations of the gingiva and tongue as well as pharyngitis. Some are clinically significant, primarily in immunocompromised persons. Herpesvirus infections are discussed below. Candidiasis generally looks like cheese curds, which when wiped off, leave a raw, bleeding surface.