Angular Stomatitis
Redness, cracking and flaking at corners of mouth. Significant if bilateral only. Rule out poor dentures, syphilis,
herpes.
Nutrients Involved
Riboflavin, niacin, pyridoxine, iron
Suggested Nutritional Supplementation
- Hemagenics - 1-2 tablets twice daily with food.
Nutritional support for red blood cell formation.
- Lipotain - 1-2 tablets twice daily.
Nutritional support for healthy blood lipid levels.
Dietary Suggestions
- FirstLine Therapy® Diet
Canker Sores - Aphthous Stomatitis
Inflammation of the oral mucosa due to local or systemic factors which may involve the buccal and labial mucosa, palate, tongue, floor of the mouth, and the gingivae.
Nutrients Involved
Folic acid, vitamin B12, iron, zinc, Lactobacillus acidophilus.
Contributing Factors
- Food sensitivities, especially gluten
- Sodium lauryl sulfate sensitivity: When individuals with canker sores changed to a tooth paste that did not contain sodium lauryl sulfate, the number of aphthous ulcers fell by 64%.
Suggested Nutritional Supplementation
- L-Lysine - 2 capsules 4 times daily between meals w/ juice at earliest sign of outbreak.
Treatment of outbreaks with L-Lysine at 4,000 mg daily reduced duration by 25-50%. Gen. Dent., 1994, (Jan/Feb), pages 40-42.
- Hemagenics - 1-2 tablets twice daily with food.
Nutritional support for red blood cell formation.
- Ultra Flora Plus - 1-2 capsules twice daily for 2 bottles. Advanced probiotic nutrition with globulin protein concentrate.
Dietary Suggestions
- Modified Elimination Diet or Anti-Inflammatory Diet
Cheilosis
A condition of the lips characterized by chapping, fissuring (and sometimes a burning sensation), inflammation
of the mucus membranes of the lips and the loss of the clear differentiation between the mucocutaneous border
of the lips.
Nutrients Involved
Riboflavin, niacin, pyridoxine, iron
Suggested Nutritional Supplementation
- Hemagenics - 1-2 tablets twice daily with food.
Nutritional support for red blood cell formation.
- Lipotain - 1-2 tablets twice daily.
Nutritional support for healthy blood lipid levels.
Dietary Suggestions
- FirstLine Therapy® Diet
