Canker sores are small painful sores on the inside of the mouth. Learn about canker sore home remedies, medications, treatment, causes, and symptoms.
The classic canker sorelesionis a small (less than 1 centimeter) oval to round ulcer with a red (erythematous) border. Canker sores can occur on the gums, under the tongue, inside the cheeks and inside the lips (mucous membranes). Less than half of the U.S. population have canker sores...
If you have a sore that keeps rubbing against your tooth, or if you have braces and or dentures that are irritating the sore, putting a little wax “capping” over the surface can help reduce irritating friction against the sore and help speed up the healing time. If you are placing this...