Gengivoestomatite herpética aguda: um comparativo das lesões tratadas por diferentes modalidades terapeuticas – uma revisão atual da literatura

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Acute Herpetic Gingivostomatitis (GEHA) is a common childhood viral infection caused by the Herpes Simplex virus, HSV-1 and 2. It is a pathological condition that greatly weakens children's health, compromising their general well-being , and palliative/drug treatment was for a long time the only management option for this pathology. Currently, there has been much discussion about the use of herbal medicines and low-power lasers and their association with acyclovir as options to accelerate the healing process of lesions arising from GEHA. OBJECTIVES: To carry out a review of the literature on the treatment of GEHA comparing the improvement of oral lesions treated conventionally with medication (acyclovir) with that based on the use of herbal medicines, ozone therapy and low-power laser phototherapy.. METHODOLGY: Research of scientific articles from the last 5 years was carried out in the main electronic databases in the health area – Pub med and Google Scholar, using previously selected Mesh terms. The works considered relevant and appropriate were read in their entirety and included in this literature review analysis. RESULTS: The lowpower laser accelerates the healing of lesions arising from GEHA and reduces painful symptoms in a similar way to that observed with the use of acyclovir cream 5%. Furthermore, the use of herbal medicines and ozone therapy are also effective, but with lower efficiency when compared to laser therapy and acyclovir cream. CONCLUSION: The low-power laser associated with the use of 5% acyclovir cream proved to be the most effective therapy in the treatment of GEHA.