Angular Cheilitis | Chelitis Treatment

Angular Cheilitis and Your Social Life

Angular cheilitis is not something rare. Millions of people suffer from this condition every year. It’s also known as cheilosis, or perleche, or angular stomatitis. Medical science has conducted research that shows that this condition may be caused due to vitamin and iron deficiencies. Often, it happens more to older people who go through a loss of vertical dimension on account of teeth loss.Most of the cases of angular cheilitis occur due to sheer negligence of people towards caring for their lips. Often, when their lips dry, they hardly notice. When they get cracked lips, they lick them. This is a direct invitation to fungus and yeast to grow at the corners of the mouth causing this condition.