Naskova, Sanja and Hadzi-Vasileva, Marija and Rizovski, Hristijan (2016) Herpetic Gingivostomatitis. In: 23rd International Dental Student’s Scientific Congress, 20-22 Maj 2016, Ohrid, Macedonia. (Submitted)
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Abstract
The oral cavity has multifactorial meaning and it’s necessary to do some research and even prevent every appearance of any disease or change in the oral cavity that is suspicious. Healthy oral cavity and healthy teeth are the main goal of every dentist in the whole world.
Goal: Our goal is to present the oral disease called Herpetic Gingivostomatitis who mostly affects the children under the age of 6 through a questionnaire that contains the essential questions of how to treat this disease.
Definition: It is a viral infection of the oral mucosa caused by herpes simplex virus. The clinical features include various intraoral and extraoral sings and symptoms.
Materials and methods:
The questionnaire contains :
1. When should a child with primary herpes be admitted to hospital?
2. Should an antiviral medication be prescribed?
3. Should antibiotics be prescribed?
4. Will this child have another episode of this type of infection?
Results: According to the research and studies from various authors it’s discovered that:
1. Hospital admission is only necessary if there is a risk of dehydration due to an inability to maintain an adequate intake of fluids . This is an uncommon event; however, the clinician must be aware of the dangers of inadequate fluid balance and should stress to the parents or caregivers that it is essential to encourage the child to drink as much as possible . Intake of solid food is not as important as fluids, but bland soft foods should also be encouraged .
2. The prescription of antivirals is contentious, and common practice dictates that acyclovir is only effective if administered within the first 72 hours of the appearance of the prodrome . In reality, few children will present to the dentist within this time period and have commonly visited their medical practitioner prior to the dentist . Acyclovir should always be used when managing children who are immunosuppressed .
3. There is really no indication for the prescription of antibiotics in cases of primary herpes because it is a viral infection .
4. Patients will not have another episode of this form of acute infection; however, they will be subject to recurrent cold sores appearing along the terminal distribution of the nerve pathways that have been involved
Conclusion: According to the answers that were detected we can say that while the infection lasts it’s necessary to maintain the fluid balance and to eat properly. This occurs that the therapy is actually symptomatic. But, proper oral hygiene and mouthwash must be included. For pain relief it can be prescribed Aspirine or Paracetamol. It’s very important the child to visit the dentist while the infection it’s in early stage, so that it can be stopped.
Key words: herpes, virus infection, medicaments, research, diet, fluids, stomatological treatment, answers.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Poster) |
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| Subjects: | Medical and Health Sciences > Other medical sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medical Science |
| Depositing User: | Sanja Naskova |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Sep 2016 13:58 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Sep 2016 13:58 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/16271 |
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