Objective: No appropriate treatment has been identified to treat chronic cheilitis. Inthis study,48patients with chronic cheilitis were treated by oral administrationtogether with topical use of drugs, and then clinical effect was observed.Method:1. Study subjects were recruited from the pool of patients in oral mucosa departmentof XiaMen dental hospital between January2012and January2013. The48patientsincluded in this study were suffered from chronic cheilitis conforming to thediagnostic criteria.2. Clinical symptoms were observed and evaluated according to the curative effectevaluation standerd at3-month,6-month,9-month and12-month after treatment.Results:1.The total efficiency was91.7%in short time. The effective rate at3-month,6-month,9-month and12-month after treatment were81.3%,65.2%,47.1%and44.4%respectively.2. Results for diffenrent kinds of chronic cheilitis were as follows: the recent effectiverate for Rhagadiform cheilitis was92.3%, comparing with86.7%for Exfoliativecheilitis. There were1case of erosive cheilitis and4cases of Eczema cheilitis, withrecent effective rate of100.0%.3. Effective rate was higher for female.4. Effective rate was lower for patients suffering with factitious factor.5. Patient who were exposed to outdoor environment for a long time came to a lowereffective rate than those not.Conclusion:The method of oral administration combined with topical use of drugschronic cheilitis is effective. |