Raman Praveena
Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, IND.
Cureus. 2021 Dec 21;13(12):e20589. doi: 10.7759/cureus.20589. eCollection 2021 Dec.
Intraoral soft tissue injuries occur due to physical, chemical, or thermal agents, which may present as ulcerations, burns, desquamation, and gingival recession. Camphor is one such substance easily available in many Indian households and is not a very well-recognized potentially fatal toxic compound. Here, we report the first case of an intraoral soft-tissue burn in a geriatric female, as a result of direct injury to tissues due to the application of crushed camphor powder to manage tooth pain at home, which was successfully treated with 2% Curcuma longa. Health care professionals must be aware of the presentation and extent of injury that can be caused by camphor when placed on intraoral soft tissues. Awareness among the public and professionals must be created in order to avoid any potential mortality. The diagnostician must consider the possibility of a chemical agent, such as camphor, as a potential source of the oral mucosal injury.
口腔软组织损伤是由物理、化学或热因素引起的，可能表现为溃疡、烧伤、脱皮和牙龈退缩。樟脑就是这样一种在许多印度家庭中很容易获得的物质，它并不是一种广为人知的潜在致命有毒化合物。在此，我们报告首例老年女性口腔软组织烧伤病例，该病例是由于在家中使用碾碎的樟脑粉治疗牙痛而直接损伤组织所致，最终用2%的姜黄成功治愈。医护人员必须了解樟脑置于口腔软组织时可能造成的损伤表现和程度。必须提高公众和专业人员的认识，以避免任何潜在的死亡情况。诊断医生必须考虑到化学制剂（如樟脑）作为口腔黏膜损伤潜在来源的可能性。
