Mouth sores are common in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). They usually happen because the virus weakens your immune system, so your body has a hard time fighting infections that cause ...

Canker sores are painful ulcers that form inside the mouth. Most people get their first canker sore during their teenage years. About 2–4 canker sores can develop at the same time. Approximately 1 in ...

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Canker sores (sometimes referred to as mouth ulcers or “aphthous ulcers”), can be intensely painful. The Mayo Clinic defines canker sores as “small, shallow lesions that develop on the soft tissues in ...

Canker sores are painful ulcers that form inside your mouth. The sores can affect daily habits like eating and drinking. Experts recommend key practices like regular teeth brushing and flossing to ...

Have you ever woken up to find an annoying red or white bump inside your mouth or on your tongue? It might just be a canker sore, also known as an apthous ulcer. Here's more information about why and ...

Mouth sores can really put a damper on your day, not to mention the week or so they take to heal. Eating becomes a chore, and tasks that normally aren’t painful become uncomfortable. Luckily, the ...

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Chemotherapy is a group of powerful medicines that can help slow or stop some cancers. But chemo can affect healthy cells in your body, too, like those that line the inside of your mouth and the kind ...

A canker sore—a painful white ulcer inside the mouth—might be brought on by stress. Or the wrong toothpaste. Or certain foods: tomatoes, peanuts, cinnamon. Or an iron deficiency. Or an allergy. Or a ...

Babies can develop mouth ulcers for many reasons. They often heal naturally in 7 to 14 days but may require medical attention if there are many, they spread, or your baby has other symptoms like a ...

A doctor has shared whenever you get a cold sore or an ulcer, it could actually be a sign of the deficiencies your body may be dealing with. Dr Blake Livingood, a popular doctor of natural medicine ...