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2. What’s With the Dry, Cracked Corners of Your Mouth ... - AOL

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   In the most severe cases, some people have a bad taste in their mouths and difficulty eating. Sores can sometimes open and bleed if left untreated. To alleviate the pain and dryness, you might ...

3. Cheilitis - Wikipedia

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   Counterintuitively, constant licking of the lips causes drying and irritation, and eventually the mucosa splits or cracks. [2] The lips have a greater tendency to dry out in cold, dry weather. [citation needed] Digestive enzymes present in the saliva may also irritate the lips, and the evaporation of the water in saliva saps moisture from them. [8]

4. The Real Reason Your Lip Balm Isn't Working and Options ... - AOL

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   These moisturizing lip balms will nurse dry, chapped lips back to a plump and hydrated state. Discover dermatologist-recommended options. These moisturizing lip balms will nurse dry, chapped lips ...

5. The best lip scrubs for dry, cracked lips, according to experts

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   A lip scrub, also called a lip polish, is a topical treatment that helps eliminate dead skin cells sitting on the lips. ... Other causes of dry lips can stem from matte liquid lipsticks, ...

6. Angular cheilitis - Wikipedia

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   The term "cheilocandidiasis" describes exfoliative (flaking) lesions of the lips and the skin around the lips, and is caused by a superficial candidal infection due to chronic lip licking. [14] Less severe cases occur during cold, dry weather, and is a form of chapped lips. Individuals may lick their lips in an attempt to provide a temporary ...

7. Lip licker's dermatitis - Wikipedia

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   Lip licker's dermatitis which is a subtype of irritant contact cheilitis is caused by an exogenous factor rather than an endogenous one. [10] Irritant contact cheilitis can be separated into different reaction types, so it is an umbrella term and further evaluations are usually needed to properly classify the presenting condition.

8. ‘I’m a Dermatologist and *This* Is the Most Common Dry-Lip ...

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   If you’ve got chronically dry lips, Caren Campbell, MD, a California-based board-certified dermatologist, says you may be suffering from lip licker’s dermatitis. “When our lips are dry, we ...

9. Xerostomia - Wikipedia

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   The successful treatment of xerostomia is difficult to achieve and often unsatisfactory. [9] This involves finding any correctable cause and removing it if possible, but in many cases it is not possible to correct the xerostomia itself, and treatment is symptomatic, and also focuses on preventing tooth decay through improving oral hygiene.