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I have a 3 year old with a sore in his mouth. It is between his upper lip and his gums at the very top. It looks like a white circle and it has a red streak coming down to his teeth.
cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex viruses the most common cause of sores around the mouth is herpes simplex type 1 or hsv 1 much less commonly cold sores may be caused by hsv 2 herpes simplex type 2 which may result from having oral sex with a person who has genital herpes canker sore is a small ulcer crater in the lining of the mouth it is frequently painful canker sores are also known as aphthous ulcers canker sores occur in the soft tissue of the mouth where cold sores do not appear cold sores are quite common