In daily life, oral ulcers are very common, and it is a disease with a high incidence of oral mucosal diseases. Sometimes biting the inner wall of the mouth may evolve into oral ulcers. Common colds, stress, and indigestion can all cause mouth ulcers. In addition to the inner wall of our mouth, the edge of the lips, the inside of the cheek and the tongue, oral ulcers will appear on the mucous membranes. The disease is common in women, usually around 10-20 years old, regardless of season. Oral ulcers usually heal in about 10 days, but recurring sores are common. So, what causes mouth ulcers?
Modern medicine believes that recurrent oral ulcers are first of all closely related to immunity.
1. Immune system deficiency leads to oral ulcers. Some patients show immunodeficiency, and some patients show autoimmune reaction, that is, due to various factors, the normal immune system of the human body produces an immune response to self-tissue antigens, while Caused by tissue damage.
2. Hereditary oral ulcer Hereditary oral ulcer is related to heredity. In clinical practice, the incidence of recurrent oral ulcer has obvious familial genetic tendency. We often see that if one or more parents suffer from recurrent oral ulcer , then their children are more likely to get sick than the average person.
3. Causes of recurrent oral ulcers The onset of recurrent oral ulcers is often related to some diseases or symptoms, such as digestive system diseases, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, chronic or persistent hepatitis, colitis, etc. In addition, anemia, partial eclipse , Indigestion, diarrhea, fever, lack of sleep, excessive fatigue, mental stress, work stress, changes in the menstrual cycle, etc. With the activity, alternation, and overlap of one or more factors, the body’s immunity will decline, and the immune function will be disordered, resulting in frequent attacks of recurrent oral ulcers. When examining oral ulcers, it is necessary to distinguish whether they are benign or malignant. Because many patients think that oral ulcers are trivial and do not treat them seriously, it is easy to quickly discover the opportunity of early systemic diseases. If the oral ulcer is benign, the effect of drug treatment will be obvious, while if it is malignant, drug treatment has little effect and further treatment is required.