Treatment of stomatitis in adults: types, drugs

Stomatitis is an inflammatory process in the oral cavity, affecting the tissue of the gums, tongue, inner surface of the lips and cheeks. It can occur in adults and children, but is always accompanied by severe feelings of discomfort and pain. Today, pharmacies offer a large selection of medications for the quick and successful treatment of pathology, however, when it comes to the appearance of an illness in children, you want the therapy to be safe.

It is for this purpose that many parents, and even adult patients, use stomatitis talker. The liquid is intended for pain relief, destruction of pathogenic bacteria, stopping the destructive process in tissues, and is suitable for patients of different ages.

Indications for use

In most cases, stomatitis occurs as a result of a viral, fungal or bacterial infection when a foreign agent invades the tissue of the oral mucosa. The situation is aggravated by a significant decrease in immunity; this problem is often observed in children, as a result of frequent colds and infectious diseases. Treatment of the pathology depends on what pathogen caused it.

What should you do first? If an infection is suspected in a young patient, parents should take him to the pediatrician and pediatric dentist. If an adult becomes ill, you should seek help from a therapist and dentist. An experienced specialist will quickly determine the type of pathogen, make the correct diagnosis and select the optimal treatment regimen.

When prescribing mash as the main means of therapy, the doctor will recommend the required composition, taking into account contraindications and possible side effects.

Indications for the use of talker:

• inflammatory process on the surface of the oral mucosa;
• development of puffiness and swelling of tissues;
• the appearance of bad breath;
• bleeding during brushing and rinsing;
• the formation of single or multiple ulcers on the surface of the lips, tongue, cheeks and gums;
• burning, itching and soreness in the mouth;
• temperature increase;
• lack of appetite, weakness (mostly these signs are observed in children);
• dry mucous tissue, which causes a constant desire to drink water.

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These symptoms occur at different stages of the disease; it is when they appear that it is recommended to start using the mash for stomatitis. In children, the disease can develop due to insufficient intake of iron, folic acid and B vitamins into the body (here the provoking factor is an unbalanced diet).

In adults, stomatitis can occur as a result of inadequate oral care, concomitant infectious and atrophic gum diseases (gingivitis, periodontitis, periodontal disease), as well as abuse of tobacco and alcoholic beverages.

What is stomatitis?

Stomatitis is an inflammation of the oral mucosa. According to statistics, about 20% of the population of our planet faces it. In adults and children, it can take the form of an independent disease or act as a symptom indicating pathologies of the body. In both cases, treatment is carried out comprehensively and under the supervision of a doctor.

What does the disease look like?

Stomatitis is not difficult to recognize. The initial stage of the disease is characterized by the appearance of mild swelling of the oral mucosa. It becomes redder, drier and shiny. A plaque may appear on its surface, and at the site of future lesions the patient feels an unpleasant itching or burning sensation.

As the disease develops, small ulcers and wounds appear on the mucous membrane - painful oval or round lesions. Their location may be the inside of the lips, cheeks, palate, tonsils, or mucous membrane under the tongue. Their appearance can be seen in the photo at the end of our article.

Composition of the drug

The medicine received its name “chatterbox” for the reason that before use it must be shaken each time in order to thoroughly mix all the components. You can purchase the product at the pharmacy or prepare it yourself at home; there are several recipe options for this.

Composition of the pharmaceutical mash:

• streptocide is a substance belonging to the group of sulfonamide antibiotics;
• Norsulfazole is an antimicrobial drug;
• Anestezin is a component due to which it is possible to achieve an analgesic effect;
• sea ​​buckthorn oil, which has powerful anti-inflammatory and healing properties.

What are the advantages of purchasing a pharmacy version of talker? Firstly, the medicine is manufactured under sterile conditions, which is very important if it is prescribed to a child. Secondly, the components are mixed in the exact recommended dosage, which makes the product safe to use. Thirdly, the shelf life of an open bottle is no longer than 20 days, which forces the baby’s parents to throw out the expired product and not reuse it.

Photo of stomatitis

Homemade recipes

To prepare the product yourself, you must first prepare the necessary medicinal components, a glass container with a tight-fitting lid. The jar or vial must be sterilized in boiling water. The resulting liquid cannot be stored for longer than 3 days, even if kept in the refrigerator - this must be remembered during treatment, especially if the solution is being prepared for children.

Homemade mash recipes:

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• You need to take one tablet each of Furacilin, Tetracycline and Streptocide (each of these drugs has its own antiviral, antibacterial and antimicrobial properties). You will also need 1 ampoule of Novocaine in a 10% concentration to achieve an analgesic effect. First you need to crush Tetracycline and Streptocide tablets into a fine powder and add Novocain to them. Separately, the Furacilin tablet is poured with boiling water in an amount of 250 mg and infused for at least two hours. After the time has passed, Furacilin is poured into a container with the remaining components. The container is tightly closed with a lid, the composition is shaken and applied up to 6-8 times during the day.
• The ingredients are a tablet of the antifungal drug Nystatin, a teaspoon of sea buckthorn oil and one ampoule of vitamin B12. The tablet is first crushed to a powder state, then the liquid components – oil and vitamin – are added to the container. After thorough shaking, the composition is used three times a day.
• Ingredients: sea buckthorn oil in the amount of one teaspoon and 1 ampoule of lidocaine (this is an excellent pain reliever) in a 10% concentration. The components are mixed in a sterile container, the solution is shaken, after which it can be used to treat the affected areas of the mucous membrane up to 6-8 times a day.
• Ingredients – sunflower oil (1 tbsp), Methyluracil solution (1 ampoule), Anestezin (1 ampoule), a teaspoon of sea buckthorn oil and the same amount of Shostakovsky balm. The listed components have regenerating, healing, anti-inflammatory and enveloping properties. After mixing and shaking the ingredients, you can use the mash 3-4 times a day.
• Ingredients: chicken protein (necessarily fresh) and 120 ml of boiled, pre-cooled water. The protein is thoroughly beaten in water, after which the affected oral cavity is treated with the composition four times a day; you can also rinse with this solution. Before each use, prepare a new composition and discard the remains of the old one.

Furacilin is an antiseptic that has been proven over the years

When preparing different compositions of mash, you must observe the recommended proportions, sterility and caution.

Recommendations during treatment

Treatment of stomatitis should be carried out comprehensively - local therapy, taking medications appropriate to the type of disease, and strengthening the immune system. During the treatment period, you must adhere to the following recommendations.

• Compliance with the diet - you need to exclude from the diet spicy, salty, sour, too sweet, smoked, hot, cold and any dishes that are traumatic to the mucous membranes.
• Maintaining oral hygiene . To maintain it, it is necessary to use antiseptic agents that you regularly rinse your mouth with.
• Taking vitamin-mineral complexes that strengthen the body's protective functions.

If the doctor has diagnosed the presence of candidal stomatitis, then you should not drink milk or consume fermented milk products, which activate the activity of pathogenic fungi.

Any medications should be used only as prescribed by a doctor. Especially antibiotics.

It is important to know! It is not recommended to cauterize emerging ulcers with pure alcohol solutions. The only thing that is allowed is treating the lesions with a weak solution of iodine or potassium permanganate.

How to use

How many times to treat the oral mucosa with different compositions of the mash is already written above. However, general instructions for use still exist. Small children do not know how to rinse their mouths themselves; here it will be enough to treat the surface with cotton wool, sterile gauze or a bandage. Before using the mash, you must first clean the oral cavity of microbial plaque using a solution of potassium permanganate, soda or a decoction of chamomile flowers.

Treatment of mucous membranes with mash should begin 30 minutes after eating. To achieve a lasting result, after applying the composition you should not drink or eat for half an hour. First, the composition must be shaken well in a container, a sterile bandage, a piece of gauze wrapped around a finger, a cotton swab or just a washed finger should be wetted and the oral mucosa with signs of stomatitis should be thoroughly treated. Do not put too much pressure on the tissue to avoid bleeding and pain.

If after a few days of regular and correct use of the mash no positive results are observed, it is recommended to visit the dentist again so that he can conduct a more thorough examination and, possibly, prescribe other methods of therapy.

You cannot consider stomatitis a “common” childhood disease and take it lightly, thinking that it will go away on its own. In addition to the fact that oral ulcers bring a pronounced feeling of discomfort, pathology indicates infection with a fungus, virus or bacteria - and this is already an indication for adequate treatment.

Can stomatitis go away on its own?

As a rule, mild forms of the disease caused by trauma to the mucous membrane, poor oral hygiene or an allergic reaction of the body can go away on their own. Severe stomatitis caused by infection requires qualified treatment. In both cases, it is better not to wait and not to self-medicate. Because the disease not only causes pain and discomfort, but can also lead to generalization of infection and serious complications.

Consequences and complications of the disease

Possible complications arise when the patient ignores treatment for stomatitis. As a result, mild and severe forms of the disease become chronic. The neglected process turns into an ulcerative-necrotic and then gangrenous form of the disease, as a result of which not only the mucous membrane is damaged, but also the soft tissues of the mouth and jaw bones.

Other serious consequences of untreated stomatitis include the following complications.

• Bleeding gums.
• Scarring of the oral mucosa, disruption of its elasticity and mobility.
• Attachment of a secondary infection.
• Tooth loss.
• Voice changes – hoarseness, hoarseness.

Important to remember! A small ulcer on the oral mucosa is a potential threat to the entire body. Infection from it can spread to other organs and systems, which will disrupt the functions of the heart, liver, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract and respiratory organs.