Question 1

are canker sores permanent?

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canker sores: Canker sores usually last about 2 weeks and heal on their own.  Your dentist should be able to help make the symptoms more bearable.  Since other things can look like a canker sore, especially if they last much longer, you will want to have it checked out by your dentist.

Question 2

what is best for canker sores?

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Best: TIME: Though i routinely prescribe nsaids to control pain from canker sores during the 3-5 days that they are uncomfortable. In rare cases, called "major aphthae" i will prescribe a short course of oral corticosteroid--especially if the lesion/s interfere with swallowing or speech. If on other areas, can be cauterized with a laser or chemicals. If Ibuprofen doesn't cut it, call your dentist for help.

Question 3

what's causing my canker sores?

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A virus: Canker sores are caused by a virus that remains dormant in your system, until stress, a scratch, or your lowered resistance often causes the canker sore to appear.

Laser dentists have had great success treating (without directly contacting the sore with the laser) and with minimal discomfort.  Often laser treatment cuts the duration of the canker sore in half!

Question 4

how to know it is canker sores?

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Canker sore: A canker sore is usually a bright red lesion in the mouth with an interior that may be yellow or white. They tend to be painful. Your dentist can diagnose if you have a canker sore.

Question 5

what makes canker sores better?

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Sore: Intraoral canker sores will heal in 7-10 days on their own. If one goes away and another pops up in a different place in your mouth this is recurrent apthos ulcer and you should see your md (ENT) or an oral surgeion to treat and to diagnose.  If it is extraoral on your lip abbreva is otc and works well.

Question 6

are canker sores urgent to treat?

Accepted Answer

Canker sores: Canker sores are small, white swellings that develop into ulcers.  They appear on tongue,lips,gums,inside of cheek.  The sores are usually associated with burning and tingling sensation. They last from 4 to 20 days. How urgent to treat depends on how bad the blister is.  Canker sores do not form blisters like cold sores which are caused by the Herpes virus.

Question 7

i was wondering are canker sores hard?

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Sores: They can be depending on the location. Treat the symptoms.

Question 8

could you tell me what are canker sores and what are their leads to..?

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Virus: Most of them are caused by the chicken pox virus that you had as a child.  No quick remedy for healing them.  Warm salt water rinses and baby teething numbing solutions work best.

Question 9

can canker sores bleed?

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Mostly, No.: Canker sore is a painful condition happened in the mouth without particular reason associated. It could happen on lips, palate, check and tongue. Most canker sore do not have spontaneous bleeding, but it will bleed when there is mechanical irritation. There are many ways to help for the pain of canker sore, you can contact your dentist for help.

Question 10

is it common to have canker sores bleed?

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See Your Dentist: It is possible for a canker sore to bleed, however, this is usually due to a secondary irritation of the lesion or a subsequent infection. Please see your dentist for an evaluation and for some ideas about prevention of this problem.

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