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What makes salting a canker sore help with pain?
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No: The salt burns the tissue. This will tend to cause more pain and take longer to heal. Try topical anesthetic instead before eating and sleeping.
Answered 8/18/2013
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Hurts: It would hurt a lot at first but may hasten the recovery. However I am unaware of any scientific study on this approach and obviously no drug company would sponsor such a study.
Answered 8/22/2013
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