Inflammation in the mouth caused by a dental prosthesis
If you have been wearing the denture for a longer period of time, it should not explicitly cause inflammation. Unless the bacteria are brought into the mouth through the denture. However, with thorough care and storage, no bacteria that could cause inflammation should get to the plastic denture.If the prosthesis remains in the mouth for too long and the oral mucosa under the prosthesis is not cleaned, this area offers the best environment for bacteria to grow.
Warm and humid, and constantly new nutrients that are absorbed through food. This allows the bacteria to multiply easily and inflame the gums below. This is bad in so far as an inflammation causes pain and weakens the body and the immune system, and can also infect the bones if not treated. The prosthesis would not fit in spite of therapy and a new one would have to be made.
Aphthous stomatitis
Synonyms of aphtous stomatitis are stomatitis aphtosa, gingivostomatitis herpetica, herpes gingivostomatitis, somatitis herpetica or mouth rot. This form of inflammation in the mouth is caused by an initial infection with the herpes simplex virus type 1. This inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth mainly affects children aged 1 to 3 years.
Adults are only affected in isolated cases. About 95% of people carry the herpes virus of type 1 without becoming ill. It manifests itself as a disease when the immune system is attacked, e.g. during influenza.
Children can easily be infected by other children in the nursery or by their parents. You can find more about aphtous stomatitis in the main article: Mouth rotThe incubation period until the outbreak of the disease is about 3 to 7 days. The infection manifests itself in a very pronounced inflammation of the mouth and throat mucosa.
Vesicles are formed, which also burst in the course of time and have a bloody bladder base. They are extremely painful, so that the children refuse to eat. The papillae of the tongue impress as small white spots.
The gums are also inflamed and very red. Typical is also a very sour and unpleasant bad breath and increased salivation. This is accompanied by fever and a swelling of the surrounding lymph nodes, which is also painful.
As a rule, the prognosis for immunocompetent children is very good. The inflammation in the mouth heals without scarring within one week. A causal therapy, which depends on the causes, is usually not necessary, so that symptom-oriented treatment is completely sufficient.
Antipyretic agents such as ibuprofen are recommended. These are also analgesic. In addition, local anaesthetic mouth gels and solutions are used to relieve the pain in the mouth and make it easier for the children to eat.
These usually contain lidocaine. It is also recommended to eat chilled, soft foods such as milk, yogurt, vegetable gruel and rice. Spicy and sour foods should be avoided.
If the course of the disease is very severe, a causal therapy with the viral static drug Aciclovir can be carried out. It is also recommended to eat chilled, soft foods such as milk, yoghurt, vegetable gruel and rice. Pungent and acidic foods should be avoided. If the course of the disease is very severe, a causal therapy with the viral static drug Aciclovir can be carried out.
