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A member asked:
How come salt numb canker sores?
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Burning: The canker sore is an ulcer (loss of overlying tissue) and the salt is burning the underlying raw tissue.
Answered 2/2/2019
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Started brushing teeth 3-4 times/day & rinsing with salt water. Getting canker sores a bit more often now. Can my change in oral hygiene cause this?
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I used ice to numb the pain on the two remaining ulcers lesions sores whatever applied hot water salt benzoyl peroxide also gargled with hotwatersalt ?
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