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Can mouthwash such as listerine make ulcers in the mouth worse?
Dr. James Yang
, State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine
Answered Apr. 7, 2013
10 years experience in Dentistry
Should make it bette. Canker sores are
wounds
in mouth which can be helped by rinsing w antibacterial rinse such as listerine. We recommend the
alcohol
free version as alcohol in the rinse dries the mouth without additional antibacterial effects.
Dr. John Van der Werff
, UC San Francisco School of Medicine
Answered Apr. 7, 2013
36 years experience in Dentistry
Yes. There is a high concentration of
alcohol
in listerine that can irritate the ulcers and make it take longer to heal.
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