What's going on in the corner of my mouth

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Rotten corners of the mouth is also called angular stomatitis. It is a disease that often occurs in children. This disease will greatly affect the patient's daily life. Therefore, it is necessary to treat it as soon as possible. Rotten corners of the mouth are usually characterized by flushing, blistering, chapping, ulceration, scabbing and desquamation. The patient's mouth was easy to bleed, and his eating and speaking were affected. So do you know what's wrong with rotten corners, what are the reasons for the appearance of rotten corners, and what are the prevention measures for rotten corners? Now let's have a look together.

What's going on in the corner of my mouth

First, the inducing factor of angular stomatitis is the cold and dry climate, which can make the skin and mucous membrane around the lips and angular stomatitis dry, and the surrounding bacteria fish in troubled water to form infection; When the lip is dry and cracked, people will habitually lick it with their tongue to promote the dry and cracked corners of the mouth; If the vitamin absorbed from the diet is reduced, the formation of vitamin B deficiency in the body will also lead to the attack of vitamin B deficiency angular stomatitis.

Second: angular stomatitis is particularly easy to attack on school-age children. It is an infectious disease. In kindergartens and other occasions, if children do not pay attention to their daily necessities and use them intermittently, the risk of angular stomatitis will be increased. Because of the improper orientation of the teeth, the upper lip is overlapped with the lower lip, and the corner of the mouth is wrinkled.

Third: riboflavin deficiency, can be accompanied by strawberry like tongue and scrotal pruritus. Excessive consumption of physical strength or physical weakness, malnutrition, lack of iron, protein supply and lack of vitamins, such as nicotinic acid, vitamin B6 can cause the disease. Most of the pathogenic bacteria are low toxic pyogenic cocci or Candida albicans, which are more common in children. Some skin diseases, such as atopic dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis; Salivation moistens the mouth; Biting fingers and penholder can also lead to the disease.

matters needing attention

Usually vitamin B2 should be given, along with oral vitamin B complex. Because when B2 is deficient, nicotinic acid and vitamin B6 are usually deficient. Strengthen part of the maintenance, the part of the mouth can be altered by gentian violet, adhere to the cleaning and hygiene. If the occlusal space is too short, correction is needed.