Treat Cracked Lip Corners and Cure Angular Cheilitis Angular Cheilitis is a common condition faced by many but there is a very effective and fast cure for it. The cracked lip corners are not a serious condition but it can affect your public life and can also possibly damage your self-esteem. Cracked lip corners will make you look ugly and thus add to your stress levels, as you will find it difficult to eat your food, and drinking and speaking will also get affected. Cracked lip corners will make all these actions quite painful. The bacterium that lives around the lip area is inactive under normal conditions and you will hardly notice its presence during its inactive stage. But in patients who suffer from Angular Chelitis, these bacteria become active. In addition with a fungal infection, they cause a condition that is quite painful and difficult to cope with. The bacteria causing Cheilosis develops in warm and moist environments, the corners of the lips are moist and warm and thus provide proper living conditions for this bacterium. But this is not true in everyone's case as only few people have very moist and warm lip corners. For example, those who wear ill-fitting dentures or those who have a habit of sucking their thumbs or chewing on their pens are more likely to get this affliction. Such habits can make the edges of the mouth constantly moist, also those who have vitamin and mineral deficiencies are also prone to getting cracked lip corners. For treating Perleche, the best way is to first find the real cause behind this condition and then to find the most effective ways to destroy this cause. For example if this condition is a result of poor fitting dentures then by the solution lies in correcting the dentures. The sufferer will also have to ensure that they maintain a clean oral hygiene routine with the use of medicated mouthwash. They can also make their dentures free from bacteria by soaking them in an antibacterial solution overnight. If this condition is caused due to the habit of chewing or sucking things, then breaking the habit is the best way to solve the problem. The person can apply any bitter tasting liquid on the object that they use for chewing or sucking. This will prevent them from putting the object in their mouth. In time, the cracked lip corners will heal without any treatment, provided the condition is still in its early stage. Also, applying a thick coat of petroleum jelly or some unflavored lip ointment on the affected parts of the lips gives quick relief from the condition. This will not cure the condition but will at least provide some relief from the symptoms of this condition. Thus once you know the real cause behind Angular Cheilitis, you can cure your lips on your own. But many times the bacteria causing this condition might not get killed even if you remove the cause of the condition. In such cases you will need to take proper treatment such as Angular Chelitis Foundation provides, so that the bacteria causing this condition don’t get the moisture it needs.