However, evidence of successful use of these agents for aphthous ulcers is primarily anecdotal. Of the medications listed by AAOM, only corticosteroids have been studied in well-designed clinical ...

Read on to know more about canker sores, and how to treat them. Canker sores, also called aphthous ulcers, are small shallow ulcers that occur in the lining of your mouth. “They measure less than a ...

Canker sores, medically referred to as aphthous ulcers, can be a painful nuisance. These small, shallow ulcers appear in the mouth, making eating and talking uncomfortable. Although the exact cause ...

Your grandson is obviously suffering a lot as he has large recurrent mouth ulcers - so called recurrent aphthous stomatitis. This can be caused by too little iron or a lack of vitamins especially ...

Common mouth ulcers, known as aphthous ulcers or canker sores, can bother us all. They’re normally only about 2-3mm in size but can be surprisingly painful. They occur when a patch of the ...

We thank Dr. Tsamaloukas for enriching our comprehensive list of differential diagnoses of chronic recurrent aphthous ulcers (1). The “ulcerations and oral gangrene” affecting some patients ...

This is also called canker sores. Aphthous ulcers are small, shallow ulcers that develop in the mouth lining. This ulcer can appear on the tongue, gums, roof of the mouth, inside of the lip ...

Canker sores are vexing and common. The reason they occur isn’t clear, but your toothpaste could be a factor. An ingredient often used to make toothpaste foamy, sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), has ...

The time required for healing of aphthous ulcers has been correlated with the ability of antimicrobial mouthwashes to reduce the population of oral mucosal flora. [16] Double-blind, placebo ...