There is no cure for canker sores, but over-the-counter and prescription medications are available if pain and difficulty eating or talking is a problem. "There are some people who develop multiple ...

Using a salt water rinse (not plain salt) can help improve canker sores, easing the pain and promoting healing. Other home and over-the-counter remedies also help, with options including baking soda, ...

Today, during the 85th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research, scientists are reporting that they have developed a method for the effective healing of, and relief of pain ...

Roll your tongue around your mouth, and you might feel a sting from a new tender spot. A tiny, unwelcome crater of pain, a red circle of fire tucked against your cheek. It feels worse with every ...

Canker sores (aka aphthous ulcers) are one of life's little mysteries. Experts estimate that roughly one out of five people put up with these painful mouth lesions. Some suffer more than others: "My ...

Canker sores often seem to pop up out of nowhere and, once you have them, they’re often painfully hard to ignore — especially when you try to eat or even talk. So what, exactly, are canker sores? They ...

Canker sores and oral cancer lesions may seem similar but there are ways to tell the difference. A lesion that's red, ...

Canker sores, also called aphthous ulcers, are small, shallow lesions that develop on the soft tissues in your mouth or at the base of your gums. Unlike cold sores, canker sores don't occur on the ...

Q: My mother always told me that canker sores were the result of not eating enough vegetables, particularly broccoli. Since I got married this summer, my wife has fed me more vegetables than I've ever ...

Q: I was having a serious bout of canker sores, with two deep ones on my tongue and several new ones. I could hardly eat. I read the suggestions in your "Home and Herbal Remedies" book, but I had none ...

For clinicians, managing recurrent aphthous stomatitis means looking beyond the ulcer to triggers and systemic links.

Mouth pain is a bitch, no matter how it shows up. But yeah, a canker sore-which is basically an open ulcer-is definitely near the top of the list of things you don't want showing up in your oral ...