subject: Cure Angular Cheilitis - Angular Cheilitis Home Remedies [print this page] Are you suffering from chapped lips? Do you feel pain along the corners of your mouth as you talk, eat or smile? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you might already be suffering from angular cheilitis. This disease is quite common, especially when the weather is too dry or too cold but many of us do not pay attention to it. And the most usual reason is we are not aware of the symptoms of angular cheilitis. It can help to learn more about these so we can have a better idea of what to do at its earliest signs.
There are several symptoms of angular cheilitis and the most prominent of which are cracks or lesions found along the corners of the mouth. These cracks or lesions can be caused by different factors, including the over-closure of the mouth among the elderly. This can be due to ill-fitting dentures or by the loss of vertical dimension due to the loss of teeth.
The accumulation of moisture in skin folds along the mouth area can also cause us to suffer from angular cheilitis. If splits and sores start to appear along the sides or corners of the mouth, you are most likely to suffer from this disease.
Other tell-tale signs of this disease include chapping of the lips, as well as discoloration of the lips. This can be differentiated from the usual chapping of the lips during cold weather because it does not heal easily. And more often than not, the chapping is accompanied by bleeding and lesions.
Once you start to notice of symptoms of angular cheilitis to appear, it is recommended you see a doctor right away. In this way, you can be given the appropriate cure for your condition. Or if your doctor is more than an hours drive away, you can resort to home remedies in the meantime.
