Canker sores are painful, open sores inside your mouth–usually on your cheeks, tongue or floor of the mouth, but occasionally on your gums. They can be as small as a pinhead or as large as an inch in diameter. And the sensation can be an irritation or a painful throbbing. As with any open sore, it hurts when it is touched. And, because it is in your mouth, something is always touching it, like saliva, so the canker sore hurts most of the time with a burning and itching sensation. The sore itself looks like a little crater, grayish white in the middle and rimmed with bright red inflammation.
About one out of every five people get canker sores. (some people refer to them as mouth ulcers). They are most common among women 20 to 50 years old. The good news is that there are over-the-counter products that treat the symptoms associated with canker sores. Two options are Kank-A Mouth Pain Liquid and Kank-A SoftBrush. Both products treat canker sores and mouth pain.
Canker sores may be brought on by stress – either emotional, physical or chemical. Emotional stress may be caused by any situation that puts you under pressure. Physical stress might be caused by an abrasion in your mouth, burns from hot foods or even biting your tongue or cheek. Chemical stress means anything that changes your body chemistry, such as an illness or a change in your eating habits. Acidic or spicy foods may also be a cause of canker sores.
Whatever the cause, if you get canker sores, you are likely to get them again. Fortunately, they are not contagious, and they do go away. They usually last seven to ten days, though sometimes up to three weeks. If you have a sore in your mouth that isn’t getting better over time or seems to be getting worse, it’s important to seek medical attention from your dentist or medical provider.
While there are many causes of canker sores and people who have a tendency to develop these sores cannot avoid them completely, dentists agree that good oral hygiene and a healthy diet can help minimize the effects of stress that trigger an outbreak.
If you get a canker or mouth sore, it is important to treat all the symptoms–the pain, the irritation and the potential infection. The best way to treat a mouth sore is:
Kank-A Mouth Pain Liquid is an excellent canker sore medication that is ADA Accepted and specially formulated to provide all of the above benefits for the treatment of mouth sores.
Corrective dental braces and dental instruments used to tighten or adjust braces can cause irritation and abrasions to tissue inside the mouth. These abrasions and irritations can be treated using Kank-A Mouth Pain Liquid or Kank-A SoftBrush. Read below for more information.
Mouth sore pain can also occur with unstable or loose dentures which can rub and irritate parts of the inside of the mouth.
Many dental professionals recommend disinfecting your dentures every night. Proper fitting and occasional adjustment of your dentures will also help. Always talk to your dentist when your mouth sores do not heal or when you have a pain that lasts more than a few days.
For temporary relief of denture pain, apply a liquid or gel oral anesthetic to the affected areas. Both Kank-A Liquid and Kank-A SoftBrush contain maximum strength pain medication for quick, effective pain relief. Kank-A Mouth Pain Liquid provides the added benefit of a film former to help protect the irritated tissues.