How do you cure canker sores?

Answer 1

Try Zovirax.

Answer 2

Canker sores can be eliminated by good oral hygiene and no medications will be necessary.

Regular brushing (and flossing) of teeth willl greatly reduce harmful organisms in your mouth.

Also, use mouthwash. Antiseptic mouthwash like Listerine should do the trick in just two or three days when used at least once a day. Also rinsing your mouth with warm salt water is also helpful.

If you have a serious infestation of canker sores, go to your kitchen spice cupboard and look for Powdered ALUM. Put a small amount of the dry powder on the tip of your finger and then apply directly to the canker sores. Just a tiny bit will dry them right up quickly.

Fancy products to get rid of canker sores are not necessary, nor is a visit to a doctor. Just brush your teeth and use mouthwash. Simple, easy, low-cost.

Answer 3

The treatment depends on the cause. If the cause is another illness, such as lupus, treating the underlying illness often results in healing the ulcers. In some cases, something as simple as changing toothpastes may get rid of recurrent canker sores. A toothpaste free of sodium lauryl sulfate and other ingredients that are irritating to the tissues inside the mouth can be helpful, as can a toothpaste that inhibits the growth of irritating plaque.

There are several treatments for reducing the pain and duration of canker sores for patients whose outbreaks cannot be prevented. These include numbing ointments such as benzocaine, which are available in drug stores without a prescription. Anti-inflammatory steroid mouth rinses or gels can be prescribed for patients with severe sores. (See additional information below on steroid use.) A number of medications have been used for canker sores including diphenhydramine suspension (Benadryl and others). This liquid medication can be used as a mouth rinse in adults to provide temporary relief from the pain caused by canker sores. Patients should not swallow the diphenhydramine, but simply use it as a mouth rinse.

Mouth rinses containing the antibiotic tetracycline may reduce the unpleasant symptoms of canker sores and speed healing by preventing bacterial infections in the sores. Clinical studies at the National Institute of Dental Research have shown that rinsing the mouth with tetracycline several times a day usually relieves pain in 24 hours and allows complete healing in 5 to 7 days. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns, however, that tetracycline given to pregnant women and young children can permanently stain the children's teeth. Both steroid and tetracycline treatments require a prescription and care of a dentist or physician.

There are other topical medications that a healthcare practitioner can prescribe to ease the discomfort. Medications such as steroids (triamcinolone) or antibiotics (tetracycline) used topically on the ulcers sometimes promote healing. There is no evidence that antibiotics taken orally (swallowed) are helpful. If the canker sores are caused by a yeast infection, a topical anti-fungal medication can be used (nystatin). Some people with AIDS (HIV infection) who have canker sores respond well to thalidomide.

Patients with severe recurrent canker sores may need to take steroid or other immuno-suppressant drugs orally. Steroid mouth rinses have been shown to reduce the inflammation and number of recurrences and are reserved for more severe cases due to potential side effects. These potent drugs can cause many undesirable side effects, and should be used only under the close supervision of a dentist or physician.

Answer 4

H has got it Zovirax is the best, bot you want to start using it at the first sign of a cold sore, usually a tingle feeling. Abreva will suffice if you cant get a script for Zovirax right away.

Answer 5

Colgate Peroxyl mouth rinse
A good multivitamin
DGL tablets dissolved in the mouth 3-4 times daily
Check for iron deficiency

Answer 6

There is no known cure, as it is in the Herpes family. It usually takes about seven days for it to disappear.

Answer 7

rinse your mouth with as hot a water as you can stand to which you add a spoonful of salt. do this 3 or 4 times a day and they will heal soon. salt promots healing