Stomatitis is a very unpleasant disease, which is most common in children. The cause of its occurrence may be poor oral hygiene, infectious or viral diseases, weakened immunity, contact with another patient.
Before you can treat stomatitis in children at home, you need to see a doctor who will not only determine the type of the disease, but also advise what can be eliminated. It is also desirable to remember the symptoms of pathology. If you notice a white cheesy coating in the mouth of the baby, which is difficult to remove, then he probably has a queer stomatitis. In addition, if it can be eliminated, then under it you will see small wounds, which are very painful. And the child can rise the temperature, he becomes very moody, can not eat normally. If the causative agent of the disease is the herpes virus, then the child on the mucosa of the mouth will be observed small sores.
Treatment of stomatitis in children at home is quite possible. Naturally, drugs and rinse liquid are prescribed based on what kind of causative agent provoked the ailment: fungus or herpes virus. Elimination of pathology should be individual and complex.
Treatment of stomatitis in children at home involves the use of drugs 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 spoonful of powder diluted in a glass of liquid). You can also use boric acid (2%), diluted with water. If the youngster is still very small and can not rinse out the mouth by itself, then wipe the sore spots with cotton wool soaked in a solution. Effective treatment of stomatitis in children can be with the use of the drug "Methylene blue". Use solutions several times a day. It should be done very carefully, as any touch to the wound causes pain in the baby. Try at one time to completely treat the entire affected area. As for medications, you can use Candide solution.
Herpetic form is eliminated with the help of herbal decoctions, as well as preparations such as "Furacilin", "Rivanol", hydrogen peroxide. Also helps oxoline ointment, sea buckthorn oil. Most patients need to prescribe antihistamines: Diazolinum, Suprastin. Treatment of stomatitis in young children, in case the pathology has passed into severe form, requires mandatory hospitalization of the baby with the appointment of appropriate therapy.
If a child is found to have traumatic or drug-induced stomatitis, then it is better to refuse medications. Try to use decoctions of herbs (chamomile, oak bark, calendula), let the baby drink a lot, 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 the right teeth to clean. Drain the baby from the bad habit of taking his hands in his mouth. Treatment of stomatitis in children at home is quite fast, but it is necessary to start it on time, as the disease can give complications.