Inflamed tongue: iron, bridle, papillae-bumps on the sides. Photos, treatment of the child, adult, to what doctor to address

Disorder in the major salivary glands under the tongue may be acute, chronic or recurrent symptoms requiring urgent examination. Photos inflamed gland will help to present the clinical picture of the different pathologies.

What is a person under the tongue

Salivary glands secrete into the mouth secretory liquid, available in the saliva.

They relate to the digestive gland, and include:

• The glands are large, which include submandibular, parotid and sublingual.
• Small - molar, labial, schochnye, lingual, related to solid and soft palate.

Sublingual gland - the smallest of the three large pairs of salivary glands, located under the mucous membrane of the mouth. secretory liquid released it relates to a mixed type, but preferably has a mucous secretion.

It is shaped like a flattened ellipse, weight no more than 5 g Iron top coated capsule by loose connective tissue is divided into segments. Blood in her comes from the sublingual and submental artery. The outflow of venous blood goes to the lingual and facial vein. Collect lymph provide submandibular lymph nodes.

It causes inflammation of the salivary glands under the tongue

Under the tongue inflamed gland (photo attached later in the article) - is often the result of reactive-degenerative processes, acute or chronic inflammation, tumors and cysts. Sublingual gland lesions in many ways similar to other pathological processes in the salivary glands and often occur together.

Often dehydration, dryness of the mouth, lead to the development of small saliva. Salts formed in the saliva, contribute to the formation of stones. This disease, sialadenitis, common in adults.

Inflammation and injury

In rare cases, the inflammatory process begins as a result of mechanical damage sublingual gland. This is possible when gunshot wound or injury during dental treatment.

When you remove a salivary stone from the rear or middle sections of the submandibular gland duct may be damaged. After wound scarring secretory liquid outflow is disturbed, resulting in a cyst.

Tumors and tumor-like lesions

Stake tumors in this region are 2.5% of all lesions which have appeared in the salivary glands.

It can be benign:

• polymorphic adenoma;
• hemangioma;
• fibroma;
• lipoma;
• adenolymphoma.

Benign is a capsule, which is the patient himself finds it reaches a size of 15-20 mm.

Among malignant emit:

• cylinder;
• squamous cell carcinoma;
• sarcoma;
• tsistadenoidnuyu carcinoma;
• secondary tumors.

These tumors are characterized by pain in the prostate area, swelling around often has metastasized, expressed in the form of melanoma on the face, upper respiratory tract.

Neoplasms occur equally among men and women. They can be single-sided or double-sided, surface or internal, developing in epithelial cells (parenchyma).

Amyloidosis

It is rare serious disease caused by abnormal protein deposition (amyloid) in tissues and organs throughout the body. This protein has an effect on any organ, symptom of the disease will depend on what body struck.

herpes virus

The tumor in the lymph nodes frequently occurs as a defense reaction of the organism from infections such as herpes, trauma, ulcers. In diseases such as acute bacterial recurrent mumps, swelling, redness, often in the parotid, less sublingual glands.

fungal infection

Bacterial cause or abscess cause a painful condition in the gland. Often this is a result of occlusion of the salivary duct, poor oral hygiene and teeth. For example, an infected tooth can transmit the bacteria to the salivary glands, which leads to swelling of the latter. Fungal infections are common in people taking antibiotics frequently.

Insufficiency thyroid (hypothyroidism)

Thyroid disorders, inability to produce hormones in sufficient quantity leads to swelling of the tongue, lymph nodes under the tongue.

Scarlet fever

Iron, which inflamed under the tongue, can be based on a bacterial cause. Sore throat or scarlet fever, usually affects children under the age of 15 years. If left untreated, complications arise, affecting the heart, kidneys, and other organs.

The main symptoms: swollen neck glands, vomiting, red spots on the body. Photos of children with symptoms of scarlet fever can be seen below.

tongue inflammation (glossitis)

Glossitis, or inflammation of the tongue papillae, evolving in different forms:

• acute;
• chronic;
• as an independent disease;
• atrophic, when the loss of a large number of lingual papillae, change the color and texture of the language.

In case of severe inflammation swelling impedes speech meal.

angioedema

An allergic reaction to food, medication may also cause swollen glands. In this case, it is always an increase occurs suddenly, sometimes life-threatening and often require urgent medical attention. At the same time develops rapid breathing, reduced heart rate, body red spots show through in the form of bubbles.

disease classification

In medical practice, inflammatory disorders of the salivary glands are grouped in a certain Grading system:

1. Diseases based on established etiology and pathogenesis:

• sialadenitis primary flowing as independent disease;
• Secondary disorders that occur as a complication of diseases such as influenza.

2. Sialadenitis, having at the base of multiple factors:

• physical, such as injury;
• chemical;
• allergies;
• infectious;
• obstructive, due to blockage of the salivary glands.

3. Disorders of varying anatomic localization:

• makrosialoadenit - disturbances in the major salivary glands;
• mikrosialoadenit, inflammation in the minor salivary glands.

4. Lesions on the nature of inflammation:

• purulent;
• serous;
• hemorrhagic;
• destructive sialadenitis.

5. By type of disease:

• sharp;
• chronic.

symptoms

Almost all disorders of the salivary glands under the tongue are common symptoms:

• Increasing the sublingual folds, if they are painful acute inflammation, in chronic - painless.
• Dense structure indicates the presence of prostate cancer.
• The soft consistency indicates the presence of cysts.

The disease begins with acute, symptoms are accompanied by:

• acute onset of the disease;
• fever;
• increase in prostate size;
• seal it;
• pain;
• sometimes redness on the outer side of the neck;
• fever bacterial infections;
• deterioration of taste;
• respiratory failure process;
• halitosis.

These signs persisted for 4-5 days, then infiltrate can dissolve and then the patient back to normal. In the worst case on day 2-3 abscess can develop, the treatment is carried out in two ways: conservative or operative.

diagnosis sialoadenita

Diagnostics for diseases of the salivary glands in the first place puts the question of the presence of tumors. To do this, conducted a survey of the patient, palpation of lymph nodes.

Further study of the salivary gland is carried out by:

• X-rays;
• ptyalography (x-ray of the salivary glands);
• sialometrii (study of salivary gland secretion)
• diagnostic puncture cytology for tumor formation or cystic

How to treat inflammation of the salivary glands under the tongue

Under the tongue inflamed gland (photo drugs used in the therapy are shown in the article), then you must consult a doctor to determine treatment options. If there is an acute form sialoadenita favorable prognosis in the case of timely initiated therapy. Chronic forms require prolonged treatment that may be conservative, operational and depend on the underlying cause.

children

Sialadenitis in children occurs due to:

• inflammatory lesions in the oral cavity;
• tonsillitis;
• acute and chronic lymphadenitis;
• acute respiratory diseases;
• Dental caries and periodontitis.

Treatment performed using the mouthwash antiseptics overlay compresses, physical treatments. By necessity appointed painkillers, anti-viral drugs.

adults

Treatment of disorders in the oral cavity include many methods, not only medicines. If there dry mouth, should follow the correct oral hygiene, to use a capacitor with a gel based on fluoride.

When formed stones in the salivary gland should drink plenty of fluids, massage, warm compresses, in extreme cases surgery is performed.

Inflammation caused by infections, treated with drugs, physiotherapy, massage, warm compresses.

Groups of the drugs, the names and dosage regimen effective

Drugs are often prescribed for frustration sublingual gland, admission rate should be calculated by your doctor.

Cause	Medications	Name	therapeutic course
Dry mouth	Drugs that increase saliva production	Tsevimelin	Inside, 1 tab. 3 times a day with a glass of water during meals or after.
Stones in the salivary gland, submandibular gland plugging	analgesics antibiotics	Paracetamol
Ibufen	A single dose of 5-10 mg per kg of body weight, multiplicity Hour - 4 times per day.
amoxiclav	The average course of treatment from 5 to 14 days, the dose administered - for health reasons.
augmentin	1 pi. (250mg), 3 p. At night, in severe cases - 300 mg 3 times a day.
tsifran	Dosing solution for infusion set based on the severity of the disease.
infection	antibiotics	ceftriaxone	Introducing drip intravenous administration of 50 mg per 1 kg weight, the dose is calculated physician.
clarithromycin	Every 12 hours 250 mg.
Stomatidin	Is applied topically, the recommended dose - 1 tbsp. l. rinse no more than 30 seconds.
swelling	antibiotics	spiramycin	ME 6-9, or 2-3 tablets a day.
nystatin	500 thousand. IU 3-4 times a day.

For topical treatment with compresses applied Dimexidum, salivary ductal lavage furaginatom potassium. Applied rinse using Miramistin, furatsilina, Chlorhexidine. In the case of local temperature increase is contraindicated.

Traditional recipes

Under the tongue inflamed gland, photos are presented in the article, and not found aggravating symptoms, then you can use home and traditional methods.

Simple tools to enhance salivation:

• Rinse with hot water. Hold water in mouth 10-15 sec., Then rinse the mouth with cold water. On the day of the procedure should be performed at least 5 times. This helps dissolve stones.
• Drinking pure lemon juice, previously holding the liquid in your mouth for 5-7 seconds. Good acid removes blockages in the salivary glands.
• Increase the production of saliva helps acidic sucking candy.

When sialolithiasis help lotion:

• Stir 1 hour. l. honey, 1 hr. l. olive oil, ampoule Novocain. All stir lubricate inflamed areas.

compresses

Packs based on plant herbs:

• Echinacea tincture mixed with boiled water (1: 1), moistened with a gauze bandage and apply a compress on the inflamed area.
• Root celandine, 200 g, 500 mL insist vodka for 6-7 days. The resulting solution moisten gauze pad and applied on the inflamed site. The procedure is carried out 1 time per day, for 20 minutes.

What if the child has an abscess under the tongue?

First of all, we should see a doctor dentist.

Independently preparations can be used for rinsing the oral cavity:

• Stomatofit.
• Geksoral.
• Iodinol.

If there is inflammation of the doctor will prescribe antibiotics, drugs for the saliva, physical therapy.

When surgery is required, how to spend?

If blockage of the salivary glands caused by stones, there several treatment options:

• Ultrasound treatment. Using this method is carried out crushing stone, small pieces that subsequently are pushed saliva.
• Removal using an endoscope.
• Surgery is used only if all other invasive treatments have not achieved positive results. When the distal location of the stones are removed transoral access, with deep localization often remove the entire gland. Stones as small as 5 mm were removed endoscopically.

Benign and some malignant salivary gland tumors are successfully treated only by surgery.

Treatment bridles and clogging glands

The main task of the doctor in the treatment of blockage of the salivary glands: salivary restore process.

To do this, use different techniques:

• Stones from the gland removed dentist manually.
• In simple cases it is enough to chew or suck on something sour to stimulate salivation.
• In severe cases require surgery, until the removal of the salivary gland.

Hyoid bridle inflammation can be caused by:

• periodontitis, stomatitis, gingivitis;
• allergies;
• substandard hygiene: brush, toothpaste, rinse.

To relieve inflammation mouth is rinsed with solutions:

• based on chamomile and sage;
• stomatofita;
• hlorofillipta;
• based on soda, diluted in boiled water.

But after removing the inflammation of the visit to the dentist can not be avoided. The doctor will examine damage and prescribe competent treatment.

How to treat inflammation of the tongue papillae

Inflammation happens because:

• improper diet;
• visceral diseases;
• allergic reactions;
• trauma, burn.

Treatment depends on the underlying cause. It may include antibiotics, drugs to treat internal diseases.

For the regeneration of damaged tissues doctor suggests products based on carotene:

• Lugol.
• Chlorophyllipt.
• Retinol.

Good help ointment application on the basis of:

• Solcoseryl.
• Holisal.

The pain is removed emulsion benzocaine, Trimekain. To strengthen the body's proposed course on drink vitamin supplements.

Saliva - main defender gums, teeth, guarantor teamwork organs and tissues of the mouth, so inflamed iron under the tongue - a reason to consult a doctor. Timely treatment warn the likelihood of complications, many of which can be seen in the photos in the medical directories.

Registration of the article: Vladimir the Great

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