Risk Groups | Inflammation of oral mucosa

Risk Groups

There are certain groups of people who get an inflammation of the oral mucosa much more often than the healthy person. Often, certain external influences acting on the body are risk factors for the development of an inflammation of the oral mucosa. Often these are certain medications.

For example, antidepressants, antibiotics and gold compounds can also trigger inflammation of the stomach lining. Treatments against tumor diseases also increase the risk. Cancer is usually treated with chemotherapy.

The substances administered as chemotherapeutic agents usually inhibit cell growth and thus prevent the oral mucosa from regenerating. The additionally used radiation therapy also stresses the body and can cause inflammation of the oral mucosa. Patients treated with drugs that inhibit the immune system are also particularly at risk.

In addition, certain occupational groups have a significantly increased risk of getting an inflammation of the oral mucosa, here are people who come into contact with heavy metals and metals to name. In addition, people who are exposed to great heat or corrosive agents are particularly at risk. Certain groups of people have an increased risk of oral mucosa infections simply because of their age, these are on the one hand babies and on the other hand old people.

In addition, people who wear dentures are at risk of developing inflammation of the oral mucosa, as these can irritate the mucosa. Finally, the risk is also increased by smoking cigarettes or similar. Excessive consumption of alcohol can also promote the development of oral mucosa inflammation.

Therapy

The inflammation of the oral mucosa is usually caused by a local application of medication. One can clean the inflammation with disinfectant mouthwashes. One can also take local anaesthetic drugs to relieve the pain.

The ointment Solcoseryl® acute is suitable here, for example. In addition, the inflammatory reaction can be inhibited with the help of glucocorticoids and antihistamines. In cases of vitamin deficiency, one should take the missing vitamin. In general, if one is present, the underlying disease should be treated.Thus, a bacterial infection can be treated with antibiotics, viral inflammation of the oral mucosa can be treated with antiviral drugs, and colonization of the oral mucosa with fungi (oral thrush) can be treated with antifungal drugs.