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Parodontitis-saliva test–useful?

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Parodontitis-usage of lasers–useful?

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Aching areas in your mouth? – They are called aphthous ulcer or canker sore!

Posted by Dental News Team am 26, Oct - 2009

general topics, periodontology

Aphthous ulcers or canker sores, those painful little things in the mouth – what helps best?

Anyone who has ever had a small lesion of this kind in the mouth knows how unpleasant aphthea can be. Eating and drinking is severely limited and dental hygiene tends to be neglected.
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Chronic recurring apthe (CRA) is the medical term used, women generally tend to be affected more often. There are three different types commonly mentioned: minoraphthe, majoraphthe and herpetiform ulcers. This distinction is made based on appearance and location!

Minoraphthe are the most common: round or oval, flat ulcers of less than 5mm diameter. These usually appear on the flexible part of the gums or mucuous membrane and heal after one or two weeks, without leaving a scar.

Majoraphthe are less common, and appear on the gums, lips and palatal arches. They usually take several weeks to heal (up to 6 weeks) and can leave scars.
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Herpetiform aphthe are characterized by many hundreds of small lesions, which can appear anywhere in the mouth.
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What causes aphthe?
Aphthe is associated with many different kinds of illnesses, e.g.

Morbus Behcet
Sweet Syndrome
familial neutropeny
HIV infection
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But even healthy persons can develop aphthe, the exact causes are unknown. Various factors such as iron deficiency, vitamin deficiency, glutamate intolerance, food allergies,infections or genetic predisposition have been suggested. Healthy persons often get aphthe after eating nuts, pistachios and/or citrus fruits.
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What can I do against aphthe?
As the exact causes are unknown, only the symptoms of aphthe can be treated:

Washing out the mouth with astringent solutions such as sage tea
local cortico-steroids (Volon A ointment)
Softlaser
Chlorhexidine mouthwash
topical analgesics as lozenges

If aphthe seem to appear after eating certain foods, simply refrain from eating those foods!

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