Tongue astringent like eating persimmons to the hospital to check whether there is oral disease, tartar caused by the need for periodontal therapy, inflammation caused by the need for anti-infective treatment.
1. tartar: daily not pay attention to oral hygiene and cleaning will lead to tartar adhesion on the tooth surface, the tongue can be in contact with tartar for a long time will stimulate the soft tissue of the tongue to produce astringent, pain, this time the need for periodontal treatment, remove tartar after the symptom will be relieved.
2. anti-infective treatment: tongue astringency may also be caused by oral salivary secretion is too low, commonly found in oral inflammation and salivary gland disease, for gum inflammation need to take antibiotics such as amoxicillin, metronidazole treatment, salivary gland inflammation according to the cause, take amoxicillin or ribavirin for treatment.
Tongue astringency is recommended to consult a doctor as soon as possible to identify the cause of the targeted treatment, the use of drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions.