Mouth larvae: How a small fly triggers a dangerous infection; causes, symptoms and treatment explained

It sounds unbelievable at first, almost like something you would only hear in a late night medical documentary, but tiny flies really can turn an ordinary mouth sore into something far more serious than anyone expects. Mouth larvae, or oral myiasis as the medical world labels it, is rare, but it is not imaginary, and the whole thing usually begins with a small open sore inside the mouth that someone barely pays attention to. Flies notice it, though. If they land at the wrong moment, the situation can shift without any warning. Larvae settle into soft tissue and quietly create trouble long before the person realises something unusual is happening. A peer-reviewed case report in the British Dental Journal described oral myiasis in a patient who had a chronic mouth wound that gave flies