Angular Stomatitis Treated With Silicote Ointment

Treatment of angular cheilitis: A narrative review and authors’ clinical experience

“…This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved Topical application of silicone oils has been attempted in the 1950s (Reiches, 1953) in a small caseseries of 13 patients (of which 5 with ill-fitting dentures, affected by AC not caused by ariboflavinosis); a "silicote" ointment (compounded of 30% silicone oils in a petrolatum base), containing 3% boric acid or 2% ammoniated mercury, showed promising results among the eight patients with no prosthetic issues, and the healing was reached after three to eight days. On the other hand, four of the five patients with unsuitable dentures had good results, with one experiencing a recurrence one week after the conclusion of treatment.…”