How can I get rid of mouth ulcers?
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gargle in salt water
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it will sting, but rinse with salt water, it'll dry up the infection
Mouth ulcers normally heal without treatment within seven to ten days. The best start is to make sure you have good oral hygiene and avoid spicy/acidic/salty foods and drinks as they may irritate existing ulcers. In addition, one can treat the pain with several pain-relieving gels like Anbesol, Bonjela, Campho-Phenique, Orabase B, or Kanka, available in drugstores. Some people claim that such gels also accelerate the healing of their sores.
Another useful remedy is to use a sticky balm named Dexaltin Oral Paste (Dexamethasone 1mg/g).
Use of a hydrogen peroxide antiseptic mouthwash can help to clean debris and bacteria that can accumulate in an ulcer, thus reducing complications associated with its presence. This treatment is widely available at pharmacies from companies such as Colgate, whose product is called Peroxyl.
Other home remedies vary in efficacy. Certain techniques heal sores for some people, but there are no treatments with widespread medical support. Most seem to be based on an antiseptic (mild antibiotic), an antacid, or both. Antiseptic techniques suggested include the following:
Gently clean the sores by roughening with a toothbrush and when clean, apply antiseptic
Swab the sores with sea-buckthorn fruit oil or hydrogen peroxide
Rinse the mouth with an antiseptic mouthwash (e.g. Listerine). This can relieve pain for a few hours.
Pouring salt directly on the ulcer can prove effective, however this can be extremely painful and can scar. Avoiding pressure on the ulcer after applying the salt minimizes the pain.
Apply glyoxide directly to the sores and swish around mouth
Rinse the mouth with salt water—1 teaspoon of salt dissolved in 1 cup (250 ml) of warm water (aka. a saline solution)
Take Lysine-L supplements
Rinse mouth and especially the affected area with sage tea 3 times a day. The improvement can be seen as early as within 24 hours.
Paint half-strength gentian violet solution on sore.[2]
Gargle a mouthful of warm vinegar with half tablespoon of salt for about 30 secs, 3 times a day. Extremely painful but healing can be seen in about 2 days.
Antacid techniques suggested include the following:
Swab the sores with milk of magnesia
Apply powdered alum directly to the sores—available in the spice aisle at your grocery store (this can be very painful, but is proven to work)
Make a paste of baking soda and water—apply directly to the sores
Make a paste of crushed Tums (antacid) and water—apply directly to the sores
Rinse the mouth with a baking soda-Water mix—1 teaspoon of baking soda dissolved in 1 cup (250 ml) of warm water
Avoid acidic foods such as tomato, citrus, soft drinks, and vinaigrette salad dressings.
Combination therapies tell you to use the antiseptic first, and then the antacid, i.e., swab sores with hydrogen peroxide and then swab them with milk of magnesia.
A good temporary remedy for the pain of the canker sore is to numb the affected area with ice. Although this may cause intense pain in the beginning, it is highly effective and lasts for about half an hour, depending on the number of ice cubes used and the time spent using said ice cubes.
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouth_ulcers
Bonjela is as good as anything, and it stings a lot less than salt and tastes nicer.
Source(s):
http://www.mouth-ulcer.co.uk/product-information/index.html
The link below isn't the most sensible of webpages and it seems a bit over the top for what it is, but could provide some useful info.
http://www.ciao.co.uk/Bonjela__Review_5556066
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