Doctor formulated mouthwashes and oral rinses prepared
for your mouth sores and oral ulcerations.
The technical term for oral ulceration is stomatitis. Confusing I
know! Sounds like it should have something to do with the stomach,
right? The term refers to irritation of the mucous membranes
(mucositis) in the affected areas.
Oral ulceration can be caused by a number of disease states
and can often be recurrent. Oral
ulceration: *
can be present in patients undergoing: *
Chemotherapy
* Radiation *
Bone-marrow transplant * can
occur in disorders such as:
* oral infection
* allergic stomatitis
* aphthous stomatitis (aphthous ulcer)
* Behcet's Disease *
can appear in AIDS patients
These sores can be disabling to the patient, interfering with
normal activities such as speaking and eating.
Some
recommended reading sources if interested: 1 Compounding Mouthwashes and Rinses for Oral Ulcerations.
Int J of Pharm Comp. Jan-Feb 1999. 2 Burgess JA,
Johnson BD, Sommers E. Pharmacological management of recurrent oral
mucosal ulceration. Drugs 1990; 39:54-65. 3 Glick M. Muzyka BC.
Alternative therapies for major aphthous ulcers in AIDS patients.
JADA 1992; 123:61-65. 4 Loprinzi CL, Foote RL, Michalak J.
Alleviation of cytotoxic therapy-induced normal tissue damage.
Seminar in Oncology 1995; 22(Suppl 3):95-97. 5 Allen, Loyd V Jr.
Stomatitis Oral Suspensions. The Complete U.S. Pharmacist
Collection: Allen's Compounded Formulations; American Pharmaceutical
Association, Washington, DC. 2003; pp 314-315.
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