Medical Condition Candidiasis Of Mouth

Source:

2009 icd-9-cm diagnosis 112.0 - candidiasis of mouth

Synonyms:

aphthae thrush, candidiasis mouth, disease parasitic mouth, disease parasitic tongue, infection tongue parasitic, infestation mouth, infestation parasite mouth, infestation parasite tongue, infestation tongue, muguet, mycosis mouth, mycosis stomatitis

Active Ingredients used for Candidiasis Of Mouth:

Tea Tree Oil

Active Ingredient	Uses based on scientific evidence	Grade^*
tea tree oil (melaleuca alternifolia [maiden & betche cheel)]	in laboratory studies, tea tree oil has been shown to kill fungus and yeast such as candida albicans . however, at this time, there is not enough information available from human studies to make recommendations for or against this use of tea tree oil. tea tree oil can be toxic when taken by mouth and therefore should not be swallowed.	c

*Key to grades
A: Strong scientific evidence for this use;
B: Good scientific evidence for this use;
C: Unclear scientific evidence for this use;
D: Fair scientific evidence against this use;
F: Strong scientific evidence against this use.