DIET NUTRITION MANAGEMENT FOR TREATMENT OF ANGULAR CHEILITIS DESEASES IN CHILDREN

Angular cheilitis or perleche is an inflammation reaction on the corner of the mouth,the conditionis characterized by cracks and inflammation on both corners of the mouth. This paper aims toreview about diet nutrition management fortreatment of angular cheilitis disease. Thisstudy usedreview of descriptive. This study was a reviewofarticles published on an online journal from2013-2018, with the title of the article related to the research. Etiological factor of angularcheilitis may also vary, which in most cases is caused by nutritional deficiencies. Treatment ofangular cheilitisis eliminating the etiology factors, and successful treatment of angular cheilitisdepends on the cause topical therapy is likely to fail in nutritional deficiency. Management andtreatment of angular cheilitisis with balanced nutrition and diet, especially protein, carbohydrate,vitamin A, B2, B3, B6, B12,C, E, biotin, folic acid and mineral Fe, Zn.Most of the angular cheilitisthat occur can heal itself without antimicrobials, body’s defense system should be maintained orincreased by administering vitamin supplements or multivitamins.