Cures And Remedies For Canker sore
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Powdered Alum
Lori in Olympia, WA USA -
Wet the tip of a cotton swab (Q-tip) and then dip in powdered alum. Press the swab to the mouth sore and leave it there for at least a minute. It can sting at first, but totally bearable. Then rinse your mouth with water. This treatment takes the pain away and helps heal. BTW, alum tastes horrible, so try and keep it on the effected area and rinse thoroughly. Do not swallow!
Aug 07, 2008
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Orajel or Peroxyl mouth rinse
Cynthia C. Henderson in Chelmsford, MA, USA -
I suffered from canker sores my whole life, and I am now 58 years old. The only thing that has worked for me is a product called Orajel mouth rinse or Peroxyl mouth rinse. I rinse with it twice a day when I brush my teeth, and I hardly ever get canker sores now. I would usually have at least two in my mouth at the same time. It's the hydrogen peroxide in the rinse that makes it work. Most mouthwashes don't contain hydrogen peroxide, but these two products do. Look on the back before buying. Walgreen's also has their own version.
Aug 02, 2008
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Some responses and another cure
Nate in New York, New York, USA -First, some science:
The reason many of the treatments listed here seem to work is because they hurt. When the toothpaste, or absorbine, or alum, or whatever you use sits on the soft white protective scab your body creates over sore, it irritates the sore and eats away the scab. This hurts a lot and pretty soon your brain says "whoah, that sore keeps saying it hurts, let's ignore it for a bit since it's not going away" and it stops hurting.
Basically you've taken the scab away, and the pain caused a temporary numbing effect (kind of backwards, huh!). This doesn't really do anything for the healing time, however.
Now, the "cure":
You want to maintain that protective scab. You may have noticed that after you use one of the painful cures, there is reddening of the gum at the site and sometimes slight bleeding at the sore - just like if you rubbed off a scab on your skin. You want to keep the sore covered up (and preferably numb!) while it heals. Several companies make canker sore treatments that provide local anaesthetic and solidify over the sore to form a temporary scab. This works pretty well (unless you're trying to eat or something) and helps your body do what it's trying to do. Of course even these treatments hurt when you put them on - the presence of the chemicals (both natural and artificial) irritates the sore.
This isn't a natural cure however... unfortunately nature hasn't provided us with something that both numbs and scabs. But do avoid treatments that simply burn and wear off the scab your body creates - all you're doing is temporarily numbing the site and extending the healing time.
Keeping your mouth clean (brushing, mouth-wash) helps your body fight the sore - beyond that it's just a (painful!) waiting game.
Jul 01, 2008
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Baking Soda
Kat in Rochester, NY -Most canker sores are caused by high acid concentrations in your mouth. My family always reverses this problem by using baking soda, which most of us keep around the house anyway. Just dip your finger into the soda and press against the sore. Coating it well will ensure that the sore is receiving good treatment.
Pain should alleviate momentarily (typically no burn, unless it hurts so bad you cant really touch it) and your canker sore should go away in a day or two. Repeat as necessary. Very fast and easy.
May 24, 2008
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Brush your teeth at least twice daily
Jane in Grand Rapids MI -To PREVENT canker sores from ever forming, brush your teeth well at least twice per day. Rinsing with mouthwash doesn't hurt either. Since I started this regimen, I do not get canker sores at all any more. If I miss even two days in a row brushing in the evening, I get at least two or three sores within a few days. Even my dentist is puzzled at such a preventive method. It really works for me!
May 13, 2008
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Absorbine jr.
betty in St. Matthews,SC -Put absorbine jr. on the sore and let dry if you can. It will burn like crazy at first but it will feel so much better in a few seconds. Do this every time it starts to hurt and it will be gone in no time! this also works on cold sores.
May 09, 2008
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Lap chap canker relief
Brad in Edmonton`alberta`Canada -Find a minny jar of lip medix blistex lip chap, than put your finger in it and dab it on the canker and the surrounding area, it will relief the pain.
Apr 27, 2008
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Alum for Canker Sores
DJ in Lansing MI -Alum (used for making pickles - find it in the spice aisle at your grocery store).
Take some Alum and water to make a thick paste. Apply to the canker sore. It can sting!!! I do this two, sometimes three times and within 24 hours the sore is gone.
Feb 07, 2008
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Cankersore amazing releivers
me in USA -Take an ordinary ground leaf (or clover) of the ground wash it out in the sink, then place on cankersore for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
I'm telling you its crazy, but it works.
Jan 28, 2008
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Canker sore relief
Mary B in Hobart, IN -Use some Listerine w/ a q-tip and place it on the sore for a minute. It might burn a little, but it will be gone the next day.
Aug 11, 2007
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Glycerin
Sammy in toronto, canada -I get canker sores at least once a month...glycerin helps...just dab with a q-tip.
Also rosewater seems to work quite well....its always worked for me.
Jul 07, 2007
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