A small child has several types of stomatitis in his mouth:
- at any age there may be bacterial stomatitis;
- toddlers up to three years old often become victims of a candidal disease or thrush;
- Children from one to three are often affected by herpetic stomatitis ;
- schoolchildren - aphthous, or allergic.
Depending on the variety of the disease, it is always treated by different methods.
What is dangerous for a child's stomatitis?
The danger of this disease is not that the baby has a fever. Due to numerous wounds on the mucous membrane of the mouth, when treatment is not started on time, there is a high probability of infection of these sores through dirty hands. Complications of stomatitis are colitis and liver problems.
Signs of stomatitis in children
A whitish coating on the palate, gums and tongue, red wounds on the inner surface of the cheeks and lips, watery blisters, covered with white or gray film - all this is a stomatitis. Accompanies his fever, weakness and sleep disturbance. The kid refuses food, because he is sick, the temperature can reach 40 degrees.
Causes of stomatitis in children
Culprits of the baby become viruses that cause flu and angina - then stomatitis is a consequence of the underlying disease. The herpes virus, transmitted through the air, is also often guilty of the appearance of painful wounds.
The causes of frequent stomatitis in a child are microtraumas of the mucosa, due to improper arrangement of the teeth,
If the parents do not know what the stomatitis looks like in children, then do not postpone the visit to the dentist who will prescribe the appropriate treatment on time. So, candidiasis stomatitis is treated with ointments Clotrimazole and Nystatin, and also treat the mouth with a soda solution. For the treatment of herpetic stomatitis ointments are used against the herpes virus, propolis and chlorohexidine. Aphthous affections are treated with blue methylene blue, and antiviral drugs. The list of medicines can be much wider, depending on the stage of the lesion and the age of the child.