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Can you put steam on a mouth ulcer ? will it sterilize it? burn it down

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Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered

Specializes in Dentistry

No: You'll only burn yourself and be in even more pain. It will heal on its own in 10 to 14 days.

Answered 3/14/2016

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