Description Cheilitis is a broad term that describes inflammation of the surface that has the characteristics of the lips dry and chapped. While angular cheilitis is cheilitis is happening on the corner of his lips.
The results which reported that by improving oral health through the use of chewing gum containing xylitol or chlorhexidine may reduce the risk of having angular cheilitis.
Cause
Angular cheilitis is generally caused by excessive growth of Candida fungus, which results in chapped and sore at the corner of the mouth.
Symptom
1. Angle dry lips
2. Angle chapped lips
3. Injuries to the corner of his mouth
4. Pain when opening mouth
5. Even the angle can be up to a bloody lip
Treatment
1. Anti-fungal ointment
Antifungal ointment, like Neosporin, may provide help and heal the infection that infects the lips. Joel Gallant, MD, a professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins, recommend the use of antifungal drugs to treat angular cheilitis, which is characterized by inflammation and sores on the surface of the lips, the corners of the mouth and around the mouth.
2. Antiviral drugs
Antivirus, like Valtrex, Famvir and Zovirax, used to treat oral herpes which is a condition that causes the emergence of infectious sores and cracking around the mouth. Antiviral drugs work by slowing the development of the virus, thus allowing the body can fight it.
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