The oral cavity in the human body is the beginning of a complex digestive system. This is the area between the teeth and the pharynx, which is divided into the anteroposterior zone, the vestibule of the mouth - lips, cheeks and gums, as well as the teeth and the posterior part. An opening leading from the oral cavity to the pharynx is called a "pharynx". It is located between the tonsils.
Diseases of the pharynx and oral cavity
Diseases of the oral cavity and pharynx are very unpleasant and pose a threat to the whole body, since these organs play an important role in saturating the entire body with the necessary nutrients for life. These cavity organs most often infect infections with severe inflammatory processes, such as gingivitis, pharyngitis, stomatitis and glossitis. The pharynx and oral cavity with such ailments undergo strong changes, accompanied by pain.
Symptoms and causes of diseases
Pharyngeal pharyngitis most often develops due to a viral infection and is expressed by hoarseness, pain, redness, swelling with pinpoint follicles. And as a rule, these phenomena are accompanied by a dry cough.
There are several reasons for this ailment. Firstly, these are pathogens such as herpes and Coxsackie viruses, which, in addition to vesicular rashes, are manifested by general intoxication. It can also be influenza and adenovirus infections, accompanied by severe pain, burning in the throat and fever.
However, in addition to viruses, the opening leading from the oral cavity to the pharynx is susceptible to lesions of bacterial origin. The most common of them is tonsillitis caused by streptococci. As a rule, it is expressed by nasal congestion, hyperemia of the pharynx, swollen lymph nodes, high and persistent body temperature, and severe pain when talking and swallowing. In the blood test during this period, a high level of white blood cells is detected, which directly depends on the severity of the disease.
In addition to the acute course of inflammatory processes, chronic redness and swelling can be observed. The hole leading from the oral cavity to the pharynx is very sensitive to all kinds of irritants, especially to alcohol, nicotine, soda, spicy foods, climatic and production factors that negatively affect the state of the mucosa.
How to treat
In order to start treatment in a timely and high-quality manner, you need to contact a doctor and do some tests to determine the pathogen, and therefore the cause of pharyngitis. As a rule, the therapy of such diseases, acute and chronic forms, is carried out with antiseptics and penicillin antibiotics. As an addition to the medications prescribed by the doctor, it is quite possible to use folk remedies designed to ease the course of the disease.