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Glossitis

Causes and symptoms of glossitis


What is glossitis?

Glossitis is an inflammatory disease of the language, which is usually caused by bacterial or viral infection. Very often glossitis looks like stomatitis, it flows and, accordingly, treated together.


Causes of glossitis

Inflammatory processes in the language can be an independent disease, caused by bacterial infestation, and the symptom of a more serious systemic diseases.

Local glossitis can be caused by various microorganisms, particularly viruses. For example, the cause of the symptoms of glossitis, which appear together with the classic symptoms of the mucous membranes, it may be the herpes virus.

Also cause of glossitis may be frequent use of overly hot drinks and burns from them. The development of glossitis contribute to chronic mechanical trauma of the oral cavity and tongue, as they can pass infectious microorganisms that cause glossitis. Risk are smokers and those who abuse alcohol. In addition, the factors contributing to the development of the disease, are receiving hot, spicy or hot foods, the use of mouth fresheners, low-quality toothpaste that causes an allergic reaction. To the development of glossitis may result in a caramel candy.

An example of glossitis, which is a symptom of another more serious illness, can serve as glossitis due to poisoning by salts of heavy metals. Failure to comply with oral hygiene, the use of old and foreign toothbrushes, the frequent use of balms-conditioners for the oral cavity combine to greatly increase the risk of developing glossitis.

Damage to the tongue sharp fragments of teeth, edges of fillings or dentures, as well as the impact on the oral cavity irritating chemical compounds, electric current, etc. can lead to the chronic form of glossitis. Glossitis may take the form of chronic as a result of reducing local and General immunity, the presence of dysbacteriosis, and also some conditions of the body, which is the formation of autoantibodies.


The symptoms of glossitis

Early symptoms of glossitis is the presence of burning sensation and discomfort in the mouth. Also sometimes the sense of presence in the mouth of a foreign body. After a while the language becomes Burgundy and bright red, a little swollen. With increasing swelling of the tongue and increases salivation. Often blunted or completely lost the sensation of taste is a perversion of taste sensations.The process of eating is not fun, causing only discomfort. It patients as a result of the swelling and pain of the language becomes unintelligible, because the language in order to reduce pain almost not involved in the formation of sounds.

If you do not treat the disease, it takes the form of chronic. In chronic glossitis the tongue swells strongly and tightly, changing its very structure. With advanced forms of glossitis on the tongue grow mushroom-like growths.

In glossitis, which is caused by pathogenic microorganisms, manifested symptoms of acute inflammation, namely redness, severe swelling, pain, local temperature high. In viral glossitis whole surface of the tongue is covered with bubbles, which burst and leave sores in the form of erosion. If the glossitis is not promptly seek medical help, the disease can go to the mucous membrane of the oral cavity, especially in immunocompromised persons. When Candida glossitis language is covered white coating, becoming loose and dense. You can also see the hyperplastic changes of the language.

When running the case there may be an abscess. About the beginning of this process may indicate the presence of local sharp throbbing pain. The speech of the patient becomes very promiscuous, language is greatly increased in size, the region itself is developing an abscess is characterized by a strong swelling and soreness. Salivation with the development of abscess is constantly increasing.

If the case is complicated by abscess, tongue swelling and suppuration become more pronounced and extend to the floor of the mouth and neck. Pain syndrome increases, making food more complicated, up to complete refusal of the patient from food. Difficult speech and breathing and possible asthma attacks. Common signs of intoxication when glossitis, complicated by phlegmon, become more pronounced: increased regional lymph nodes, a fever, a weakness.

Treatment of glossitis

In the treatment of glossitis necessary correction of the main types of diseases such as anemia, syphilis, gastrointestinal disease, etc.

For a less painful meal you can use pureed soups, mashed potatoes and slimy porridge. Before meals and after it, rinse your mouth with a solution of furacilin, a weak solution of potassium permanganate or 0.05% chlorhexidine solution. Very evidentpain syndrome is possible to use applications such anesthetics, as 2% solutions of lidocaine, piromekain trimecaine or. For the manifestation of the signs of dryness of the tongue to reduce the pain language can be lubricated with a mixture of glycerin and benzocaine.

Necrotic fibrin and plaque should be removed with a cotton swab with proteolytic enzymes, particularly chymotrypsin, and trypsin. When very painful ulcers and erosions of the plaque from the tongue you can remove iruxol. After all the above procedures for the prevention of secondary infection and complications of the oral cavity should be treated with antiseptic solutions. The healing process in glossitis accelerated by applying gel and jelly-like funds from solkoserilom. The vitamin products as well As accelerate the regeneration process. A mixture of wild rose oil and vitamin A helps reduce pain.

With pronounced hyperkeratosis surgical intervention is needed. Anti-inflammatory, antifungal and antibacterial medicines prescribed by the doctor according to the indications.

Patients with immunodeficiency are shown immunomodulatory and restorative drugs. In exceptional cases, such as shortness of breath when glossitis, hormonal medication. Hydrocortisone and prednisone to prevent atrophy of the language of cells administered in the form of ointments short courses.

When carrying out effective treatment of the underlying disease glossitis easily treated. But in the absence of proper treatment and prevention of glossitis possible complications such as abscesses, phlegmons and cancer.

Prevention of glossitis done by conducting regular examinations at the dentist, and by following the basic hygiene of the oral cavity. The risk of glossitis dramatically reduced when quitting Smoking, alcohol and spicy food.