Tongue lend a hand!?
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If the film is white-ish or yellow-ish and looks a bit like fur . . . it's probably an oral yeast infection (oral candidiasis) commonly call thrush.
He can brush his teeth until the fifth coming of christ, and it won't do him any good if it's candidiasis.
He can see the doctor, who will most potential give him a mouthwash beside nystatin (it's an anti-fungal) and it'll be gone in a moment ago a couple of days.
Yogurt (acidopholus, acutally -- the bacteria within yogurt) is touted for its ability to treat yeast infections (of the mouth and the vagina).
It's probably thrush. He can move about to a Dr. and they'll diagnose it just by looking at it. They can prescribe an anti-fungal medication (thrush is cause by fungus) to treat it. You can also go to your pharmacy and ask roughly speaking Gentian violet (1%), which is a dye that kill bacteria and fungi, sometimes works as treatment for thrush. It is available lacking a prescription.
Hope this helps!
I would ask his dentist just about that ... STAT!
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