Stomatitis often begins as a result of contact with the mucous membrane of the mouth of acids and alkalis, domestic, including. That is, it is provoked by chemical action. Sometimes, the appearance of stomatitis leads to poor hygiene. Long-term use of drugs, especially antibiotics, also provokes stomatitis. To earn such a sore you can and in case of eating too hot food.
And yet, stomatitis of infectious nature is most common. They are caused by conditionally pathogenic (inactive) microorganisms located on the surface of the mucous membrane of the mouth. These same microorganisms are activated in a weakened disease or lack of vitamins to the body.
Stomatitis creates difficulties in eating, provokes an increase in lymph nodes. The general state of the body, too, leaves much to be desired. In children with stomatitis, the temperature can rise significantly. With stomatitis, the inner surface of the cheeks and lips is strewn with various ulcers, nails and erosions. The skin around the mouth is covered with sores in herpetic stomatitis. A fungal stomatitis is characterized by the appearance of a plaque, similar to sour milk.
You can treat stomatitis with medications. They are called salicylates. Doctors are also advised to take antihistamines and mouthwashes. Usually it is a solution of hydrogen peroxide (1 tablespoon of a 3% solution of +1/2 of water) or 1% solution of sodium hydrogencarbonate. Some types of stomatitis require treatment with antiviral drugs. If you are "visited" stomatitis, one treatment is indispensable. Prevention of stomatitis should be an integral procedure for your hygiene. It is aimed at eliminating foci of chronic inflammation, hardening and hygiene of the oral cavity. A small but effective advice: curing stomatitis, take care of changing the toothbrush.
You can use and recipes of folk medicine for the treatment of stomatitis. Here are some of them.
- Treatment of stomatitis will help rinse the mouth with clean hot (but not scalding) water. The procedure should be done several times a day, especially after eating.
- To reduce the painful sensations of the mucous membrane, you can rinse the mouth with a solution of hydrogen peroxide - for 1 teaspoon of ½ cup of water.
- Aloe or Kalanchoe - good helpers in the fight for the purity of the mucosa. You just need to chew the leaf of aloe, lubricate the gums with the juice, collected from the leaves of aloe or calanchoe, rinse them with the mouth. The juice should be fresh.
- If the disease is still developing, the propolis tincture will be saved. First, painful areas are washed with hydrogen peroxide, then dried by a stream of warm air. And only then 50% tincture dries, just a few drops. Again the sores are dried until a thin propolis film appears.
- Rinse 2 teaspoons of yogurt with 3 large cloves of garlic. Warm the mixture in the mouth, spreading it over the entire surface of the mouth. Burning takes a few procedures. Repeat the procedure will have several days for some time.
- Rasterev 3 cloves of garlic in a gruel, mix with 1 teaspoon of yogurt. Distribute the mixture in the mouth to the affected areas. Burning sensation is present, but not for long. Before the final cure, repeat the procedure three times a day.
- Slice raw potatoes or grind it into gruel and apply several times a day to sore gums.
- Freshly prepared carrot or cabbage juice in half dilute with water and rinse three times a day.
A good folk remedy for the treatment of stomatitis are various infusions of medicinal plants.
- St. John's wort infestations on 40% alcohol or vodka in a proportion of 1: 5. Use inside for 40-50 drops, and in the form of rinses - for 30-40 drops, diluted ½ cup of water.
- The bluehead is flattened with water in a ratio of 1 tablespoon to 1 glass of water. It boils for 15 minutes, 1 hour is infused and filtered. It is used to rinse your mouth.
- In an infusion of 15-20 grams of chamomile and 1 glass of water, add 4 g of boric acid. This rinse aid has anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties.
- 1 tablespoon of calendula flowers is cooked in 1 glass of water for 10 minutes. It is filtered. Serves for rinses and has anti-inflammatory, bactericidal and regenerating properties.
- 5 hours to insist 1 teaspoon of the crushed rhizome of the cinquefoil erect, filled and boiled in 1 glass of water. Use for rinsing.