Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Angular Cheilitis Treatments

By Bart Icles

It would be incredibly annoying and, at the same time, uncomfortable and sometimes, excruciatingly painful when you have cracks or fissures or lesions on the corners of your mouth, much more if they further become worse by developing pus. Having angular cheilitis can also hinder your normal activities that involves the use of your mouth, like eating, talking, kissing, and even smiling. Because of this, once you feel that you are on the verge of developing it, you should immediately seek out angular cheilitis treatment.

Seeking out angular cheilitis treatment is imperative not only because it can develop into really painful sores. It is also important to have angular cheilitis treated right away in order to be abele to avoid social mishaps and isolation. Since the lesions, cracks, or fissures are physically manifested on the face, particularly on the corners of the mouth, it can create a huge embarrassment for the person afflicted with it and the person who is with him or her. It might be mistaken to be a venereal disease which can be an onset to HIV (Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus). Since among the nature of its transmission is through direct contact with an infected person, a person with angular cheilitis mistaken to have a venereal disease can become a social pariah. It would really be hard on that person and there is a possibility that it can really put a dent on that person's ego permanently.

Because angular cheilitis can be caused by several reasons, some not even related to each other, to be able to seek treatment for it, it is a crucial thing to know what caused it in the first place. Not knowing its true cause might lead to the further progress of the disease, which, if not prevented, can become life threatening. Although at first angular cheilitis is not life-threatening, if it is not treated at its early stages, it can spread out to our inner organs through the transmission of bacteria, causing other types of diseases. So, what are the most common known causes of angular cheilitis, then?

Among the most common causes of angular cheilitis are the following:

1. fungal infection

2. bacterial infection

3. vitamin deficiency

4. iron deficiency

5. weather

6. ill-fitting dentures

Zeroing in on the cause of the disease will lead to the right angular cheilitis treatment that would make the condition go away as soon as possible. To be able to determine the cause of the disease, it is important that you go ahead and consult your doctor first. Only then can you administer angular cheilities treatment that would be recommended or prescribed.

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