Although they are relatively a mild oral problem, canker sores can be quite a pain. They usually appear from seemingly out of nowhere, they become really annoyingly painful and difficult to tolerate, and they take a really long time to heal.

The bad news is that there is still no instant cure for canker sores. The good news is that you can still do something about it. This article discusses some of the things that you can do to 1) ease the pain and 2) shorten the healing time.

Prevention

The best approach in our fight against canker sores is still, of course, prevention. It is much less of an annoying problem if we can prevent it from happening, right? However, methods of preventing it from happening will vary from person to person depending on how it is triggered most of the time for each person. By identifying the precursors or the triggers, we can then take measures to preventing those triggers from happening in the first place. If your tongue gets canker sores after eating too much food that is rough and abrasive, then extra care in eating such food may help reduce the chances of getting canker lesions.

DIY Home Remedies

For minor cases, there are simple home-made concoctions that you can use to relieve the pain associated with having canker sores and to reduce the time of healing. One of the most basic ways to do that is to make a saltwater mixture to rinse your mouth with. This will provide pain-relief and will provide antiseptic action that will reduce the number of bacteria in your mouth, thereby speeding up healing time.

You can also create a paste application using baking soda and salt and cover the lesion with it. This will also provide a bit of pain relief and speed up the time it takes to heal.

Another home-made treatment can be made up using hydrogen peroxide and water (1 to 1 solution). It will provide the same effect as the above suggestions if used as mouth rinsing solution.

Over-the-counter Solutions

Furthermore, if you are not too keen on going the DIY route, you could just buy one of those OTC mouth rinsing solutions that work quite as well, if not better than the previous suggestions. I usually use one of those mild Iodine solution mouth wash. It is just not advisable to use them too often because of the danger of ingestion.

In any of the above treatment suggestions, always remember to spit out the mouth rinse or gargles and not swallow it. These treatments are not meant to be ingested.

Finding treatment for minor canker sores is relatively easy. There are a lot of home remedies or OTC treatment suggestions out there that you can consider. However, as is the case when it comes to health, if symptoms persist, better consult a professional.

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Author: Michelle Ray Williams
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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