Thursday, March 27, 2008

How should we control oral ulcer

1. What is oral ulcer?
Oral ulcers occurred in the oral mucosa superficial ulcers, Size to soybeans from the granule size, as round or oval, for the concave surface ulcers, congestive around, the pain caused by irritation of food, the general 1-2 weeks can be self-healing. RAU-cyclical recurring, medically called "recurrent oral ulcers." A few years or a year incidence, morbidity can be a month or even a turn of the old and new lesions.
2. Why old from mouth ulcers? Mouth ulcers and often other parts of the body are related to the disease?
If a person's mouth, always recurring size of rice to soybeans, round or oval-shaped ulcers, and each ulcer After 1-2 weeks of their good enough, we say he had "recurrent oral ulcers." The disease may be related to the following factors: the spirit of factors such as tension, digestive system diseases, such as constipated, endocrine factors such as menstrual cramps are immune dysfunction, as well as genetic factors. Had "recurrent oral ulcers" is very painful, but this kind of ulcer is benign and will not change into cancer.
Some patients in addition to regular oral mucosal ulceration, also have genitalia and eye damage, the disease called "Behcet's syndrome." The genital ulcers and oral ulcers form similar to a 1 - 2 weeks themselves well. Eyes may have ulcers, and other conjunctiva. In addition, the skin often of change, such as , injections and subsequent from ; inflammation of joints ache; can seriously affect the nervous system.
3. What kind of oral ulcer will carcinogenesis?
Some oral mucosal ulceration will carcinogenesis, which often occur in older patients. Such ulcer diameter general often more than 1 cm, as a "crater" marginal uplift,the Central Depression, Depression granular surface of the small lumps, in the basement and around the ulcer can be got hard block. District not obvious from the early pain, but development is very rapid, found immediately after diagnosis and treatment.
4. How oral ulcer treatment?
Because the etiology of oral ulcers occur more complex, not reunification 1996, according to the clinical treatment of different incentives, targeted therapy can be good effect. Such as: tension in the spirit of lifting the pressure, sedation, sedative-hypnotic, smoking, alcohol, etc.; of a gastrointestinal disorder treatment corresponding to the disease, increasing the resistance of the body, local ulceration, can be partial painkillers, anti-inflammatory and promote healing drugs. Such as: cod liver oil paste, paste prednisone, Yangyin Shengji casual, ulcer, or before eating local local anesthetics to ease the pain.
5. How to prevent oral ulcer?
Oral ulcers in the large extent and personal fitness, in order to completely avoid their occurrence unlikely, but if try to avoid inducing factors can reduce the incidence.
Specific measures are:
1, attention to oral hygiene, avoid injury oral mucosa, avoiding spicy food and local stimulation.
2, and maintain feel happy, optimistic, cheerful, and anxious to avoid things.
3, guarantee sufficient sleep time, avoid fatigue.
4, attention to the life patterns and nutritional balance, to develop certain bowel habits to prevent constipation.

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