Canker sore...ouch

[shortbun]

salt water rinse, liquid benedryl mixed with maalox rinse is great for pain. There is toothpaste that omits some ingredient thought to cause cancre sores. Oragel is good too for the pain. Ice or something cool will help with the swelling.

 

[ohiomom28]

KANKA=great stuff. You can get it over the counter and the stuff rocks!! Every once in a while my kids will get a canker sore from their braces. It heals it up within a day

I was one to put salt on mine growing up....seemed to work!

Salt or peroxide on a Qtip works great for me.

 

[SandrA9810]

I got them all the time as a teen... almost like pimples with teens. And I still get them now when I get really stressed out. It's almost evil when 2 or 3 show up in almost the same spot. It doesn't look pretty at all.

They're gonna come and go, and there's not much you can do to stop them from appearing, but they're not contagious. Just when they do appear, you'll have to go through all the tips and tricks to see which ones work.

 

[surfergirl602]

Saw treatment recommendations on Dr Oz. He says they typically should only last 3-5 days and yes Milk of Magnesia is good and so isn't putting a wet black tea bag on it. Also alot of toothpaste's are the root cause of canker sores. Try getting one without sodium laurel sulfate in it. Like Tom's of Maine toothpaste.

I know this is an old thread, but for some reason it popped up in my search. I guess it needed me to answer it.

Toothpaste is a direct cause of canker sores. I have been a sufferer for YEARS. I finally got fed up with the docs not doing anything for me. I searched the internet and found a direct link between sodium laryl sulfate and sores. I found a toothpaste with out it, sensodyne pronamel, and I have been canker sore free for over two years now. NOT.A.SINGLE.ONE.