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What Is Angular Cheilitis and How Is It Treated? Nadine Skinner, MD; Jessie A View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by University of Missouri: MOspace CLINICAL INQUIRIES What is angular cheilitis and how is it treated? Nadine Skinner, MD; Jessie A. Junker, MD, MBA New Hanover Regional Medical Center Residency in Family Medicine, Wilmington, NC; Donna Flake, MSLS, MSAS Coastal AHEC Library, Wilmington, NC EVIDENCE- BASED ANSWER Cheilitis is a broad term that describes inflamma- Evidence reveals that topical ointment prepara- tion of the lip surface characterized by dry scaling tions of nystatin or amphotericin B treat angular and fissuring. Specific types are atopic, angular, cheilitis (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, 2 granulomatous, and actinic. Angular cheilitis is small placebo-controlled studies). commonly seen in primary care settings, and it Improving oral health through regular use of specifically refers to cheilitis that radiates from the xylitol or xylitol/chlorhexidine acetate containing commissures or corners of the mouth. Other terms chewing gums decreases angular cheilitis in synonymous with angular cheilitis are perlèche, nursing home patients (SOR: B, 1 cluster commissural cheilitis, and angular stomatitis. randomized, placebo-controlled trial). CLINICAL COMMENTARY To prevent recurrence, use xylitol gum or preparations clearly work. In my experience, most lip balms/petroleum jelly in the skin folds topical anti-candidal agents work. To prevent Angular cheilitis is often mistakenly thought to be recurrence, xylitol gum or aggressive use of lip caused by a vitamin deficiency. As noted in this balms or petroleum jelly in the skin folds is needed Clinical Inquiry, Candida infections in the moist skin since these areas will invariably stay moist. folds around the mouth are the cause in elderly Richard Hoffman, MD, patients. The controlled trials show that antifungal Chesterfield Family Practice, Chesterfield, Va ■ Evidence summary Contamination was prevented by the use of There is some evidence demonstrating that gloves changed between applications. All 8 antifungals effectively treat angular cheili- patients demonstrated complete healing tis. A prospective, double-blind, placebo- after 1 to 4 weeks of treatment by nystatin, controlled study of 8 patients compared the whereas only 1 patient had complete heal- efficacy of nystatin with placebo ointment. ing after the placebo, giving a number These patients were referred to a needed to treat (NNT) of 1.14 (P<.001). Department of Oral Diagnosis for sore lips A second study compared antifungal with detected Candida albicans lesions treatments with placebo. This randomized- located bilaterally.1 All of the patients were controlled trial from 1975 studied lozenge instructed to use one ointment on the right use of nystatin or amphotericin B in 52 side and the other on the left side. patients with red palate, angular cheilitis, 470 VOL 54, NO 5 / MAY 2005 THE JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICE What is angular cheilitis and how is it treated? ▲ or both.2 These patients were identified at baseline), 7% of the chlorhexidine through screening of 600 consecutive acetate/xylitol group (a reduction from patients attending the prosthetic clinic for 28%), and 32% of the no gum group (no examination or treatment. Patients were change). The NNT was 7.7 for the xylitol randomly given a 1-month supply of nys- group and 4.8 for the chlorhexidine tatin, amphotericin B, or placebo and acetate/xylitol group. This effect size may instructed to dissolve 4 lozenges a day in be exaggerated as the study randomized by their mouth. The study did not describe nursing home not individual patients, and any blinding procedure. Both nystatin and there was no statistical adjustment for the amphotericin B had statistically significant cluster randomization. cures rates at 1 month compared with Chewing gum impregnated with placebo (P=.05 and P=0.01, respectively). chlorhexidine is not readily available in the The NNT was 2.7 for the nystatin group United States, whereas xylitol-containing and 2.0 for the amphotericin B group at gums are available in many retail stores and 1 month. A comparison of the 2 anti- on-line centers. fungals found no difference in cure rate. Recurrence rates at 2 months after discon- Recommendations from others tinuing therapy were the same. The only We found no clinical guidelines regarding adverse effect reported was the unpleasant the treatment of angular cheilitis. The taste of the lozenges, especially nystatin. American Dental Association does men- Improving oral health is another tion topical antifungal creams for the treat- method proposed to treat angular cheilitis. ment of angular cheilitis when discussing Many modalities have been suggested oral health and diabetes.4 In addition, including emphasis on denture cleaning, Taylor’s Family Medicine recommends mouthwashes, or medicated chewing gums. antifungals, including nystatin pastilles, A randomized controlled, double-blind clotrimazole troches, or a single 200-mg study, performed in 21 English nursing dose of fluconazole.5 Geriatric Medicine facilities, enrolled 164 patients aged 60 also recommends topical antifungals to years and older with some natural teeth treat angular cheilitis.6 FAST TRACK and evaluated the effects of medicated Dry scaling chewing gum on oral health.3 At the end of REFERENCES 1 year, the 111 patients (67%) completed 1. Ohman SC, Jontell M. Treatment of angular cheilitis: and fissuring of The significance of microbial analysis, antimicrobial the study. Fifty-seven percent of the partici- treatment, and interfering factors. Acta Odontol Scand the lip respond pants wore dentures. 1988; 46:267–272. to topical nystatin Several aspects were measured includ- 2. Nairn RI. Nystatin and amphotericin B in the treatment of denture-related candidiasis. Oral Surg Oral Med or amphotericin B ing the presence of angular cheilitis. There Oral Pathol 1975; 40:68–75. were 3 arms: no gum, xylitol gum, and 3. Simons D, Brailsford SR, Kidd EA, Beighton D. The effects of medicated chewing gums on oral health in chlorhexidine acetate/xylitol gum. The frail older people: a 1-year clinical trial. J Am Geriatr gums were used after breakfast and the Soc 2002; 50:1348–1353. 4. Vernillo AT. Dental considerations for the treatment of evening meal and consisted of 2 pellets to patients with diabetes mellitus. JADA be chewed for 15 minutes. Adherence was 2003;134:24S–33S. described as chewing gum at least 12 times 5. Taylor RB, ed. Family Medicine: Principles and Practice. 6th ed. New York: Springer; 2003. per week for 12 months. A blinded investi- 6. Cassel CK, ed. Geriatric Medicine: An Evidence-Based gator examined patients at baseline, 3, 6, 9, Approach. 4th ed. New York: Springer; 2003. and 12 months. The results demonstrated a decrease in angular cheilitis in both the xylitol and chlorhexidine acetate/xylitol group at 12 months when compared to the no gum group (P<.01). Cheilitis was found in 14% of the xylitol group (compared with 27% CONTINUED www.jfponline.com VOL 54, NO 5 / MAY 2005 471.
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