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Stomatitis

Stomatitis is an inflammation of the mucous lining of any of the structures in the mouth, which may involve the cheeks, gums, tongue, lips, and roof or floor of the mouth. The inflammation can be caused by conditions in the mouth itself, such as poor oral hygiene, poorly fitted dentures, or from mouth burns from hot food or drinks, or by conditions that affect the entire body, such as medications, allergic reactions, or infections.

When it also involves an inflammation of the gingiva, it is called gingivostomatitis.

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Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis
From American Family Physician, 9/15/01 by Anne D. Walling

(Great Britain--The Practitioner, March 2001, p. 215.) Up to 25 percent of the population has recurrent aphthous stomatitis at some time, and the condition is especially prevalent in students and young adults. Recurrent aphthous stomatitis typically starts in childhood as recurrent, small round or ovoid oral ulcers with surrounding inflammation. The condition has spontaneous remissions and relapses for several years, but eventually resolves. The differential diagnosis includes several serious conditions such as infection with human immunodeficiency virus or cytomegalovirus, states of vitamin deficiency and inflammatory bowel diseases. Treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis is often unsatisfactory, but patients may benefit from the use of antiseptic mouthwashes and scrupulous oral/dental hygiene, tetracycline mouth rinses, topical steroids and topical anesthetics. Systemic corticosteroids or other immunosuppressants are occasionally indicated.

COPYRIGHT 2001 American Academy of Family Physicians
COPYRIGHT 2001 Gale Group

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