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STOMITITIS chronic-ulcerative-stomatitis-1 (CAUSES (Mechanical trauma…
STOMITITIS
DEFINITION
The inflammation of mucous membrane.
CAUSES
Viral infection eg STI
Yeast infection
Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy
deficiency of vitamins
Mechanical trauma
biting of mouth, tongue, lips
ill-fiting dentures or braces
Surgery
Smoking or chewing tobacco
Stress
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
Mouth ulcers and blisters
Red patches
Pain and discomfort
Swelling
Halitosis
Oral dysaesthesia
Loss of teeth
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
Swabs, both bacterial and viral
Tissue scapings
Biopsy
Blood tests
Patch test to identify allergy
NURSING INTERVENTION
Nutritional deficiency
Ensure adaquete intake of vitamins
Give relevant well balanced feed
Infection and Allergy
Give doctor prescribed antibiotics and analgasias
Perform mouth care
Encourage mouth wash and flossing
Disease
Refer to the dentist
HEALTH EDUCATION
Use antiseptic and non-alchoholic mouthwash
Treating chronic dry mouth
Maintain proper nutrition and hydration
Receiving routine dental care
Use soft toothbrush
lifestyle changes eg smoking tobacco
PHATHOPHYSIOLOGY
The oral thin skin coverings react
to disturbances to oral homeostasis
inflammation and pain occurs
common side effect of chemotherapy
PHARMACOLOGY
Topical anesthetics
Kanka
pain relief
Topical antibiotics
Topical corticosteriods
prednisone
