Stomatitis is a very unpleasant disease that is most often found in children. The cause of its occurrence may be poor oral hygiene, infectious or viral diseases, weakened immunity, contact with another patient.
Before you
treat stomatitis in children at home, you need to see a doctor who will not only determine the type of disease, but also advise how it can be eliminated. It is also advisable to remember the symptoms of pathology. If you notice a white curdled plaque in the baby’s mouth that is difficult to remove, then it most likely has candid stomatitis. In addition, if it can be eliminated, then under it you will see small wounds that are very painful. And the child’s temperature may rise, he becomes very moody, can’t eat normally. If the causative agent of the disease is the herpes virus, then the child will have small sores on the oral mucosa.
Treatment of stomatitis in children at home is quite possible. Naturally, drugs and rinsing liquid are prescribed based on which pathogen provoked the disease: a fungus or herpes virus. The elimination of pathology should be individual and comprehensive.
Treatment of stomatitis in children at home involves the use of medicines and substances that have an elevated alkaline level (to destroy the fungus). To do this, you can use an aqueous solution of soda (1 large spoon of powder is diluted in a glass of liquid). Boric acid (2%) diluted with water can also be used. If the toddler is still quite small and cannot independently rinse his mouth, then wipe the sore spots with a cotton swab dipped in the solution. An effective treatment of stomatitis in children can be with the use of the methylene blue preparation. Use solutions several times a day. This must be done very carefully, since any touch of the wound causes pain in the baby. Try to completely treat the entire affected area at a time. As for medications, you can use the
Candide solution.The herpetic form is eliminated with the help of decoctions of herbs, as well as drugs such as Furacilin, Rivanol, hydrogen peroxide.
Oxolinic ointment, sea buckthorn oil also helps. Most patients need to prescribe antihistamines: Diazolin, Suprastin. Treatment of stomatitis in young children, if the pathology has passed into a severe form, requires mandatory hospitalization of the baby with the appointment of appropriate therapy.
If a child has traumatic or medical stomatitis, then it is better to refuse drugs. Try to use decoctions of herbs (chamomile, oak bark, calendula), give the baby a lot to drink, increase his immunity with the help of proper nutrition and multivitamins. After the disease is defeated, it is worth taking the baby to the dentist.
It is necessary to establish a diet and choose a suitable diet rich in vitamins and minerals. Teach your child to brush their teeth properly. Wean the baby from the harmful habit of taking hands in his mouth. Treatment of stomatitis in children at home is quick enough, but it must be started on time, since the disease can give complications.