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  2. How to get rid of canker sores — and make them less painful

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    How to get rid of canker sores Canker sores typically heal on their own within 10 to 14 days, says Kennedy. “Right around the 10-day mark, they will resolve rather quickly,” she says.

  3. Tincture of benzoin - Wikipedia

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    It can be applied to skin fissures, canker sores and fever blisters as a styptic and antiseptic. [5] It is thought that light turns the Benzoin Tincture in these modern containers to a darker color. The newly produced tincture is often quite clear until mixed and heated in a pot of water or left uncapped or exposed for an unspecified time, at ...

  4. Aphthous stomatitis - Wikipedia

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    Anyone can develop canker sores. Prevention: avoiding foods that irritate the mouth, including acidic, hot or spicy foods; avoid irritation from gum chewing; avoiding oral hygiene products containing sodium lauryl sulfate, brushing with a soft-bristled brush after meals and flossing daily. Treatment: mouth rinses; nutritional supplements; oral ...

  5. Common Causes of Stomatitis, a Painful Inflammatory Condition

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    “Canker sores can be caused by trauma to the mucosal membranes, oral hygiene issues, poor nutrition, and/or stress,” says Dr. Connor. It's estimated that 20% of the population experiences this ...

  6. CankerMelts - Wikipedia

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    CankerMelts are used to treat canker sores (aphthous ulcer) and other trauma-based mouth ailments. [1] The product's active ingredient is Glycyrrhiza extract (GX), which comes from the root of the licorice plant. GX is thought to have pain relieving, anti-inflammatory, and anti-bacterial properties. [medical citation needed]

  7. Mouth ulcer - Wikipedia

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    Diagramatic representation of mucosal erosion (left), excoriation (center), and ulceration (right) Simplistic representation of the life cycle of mouth ulcers. An ulcer (/ ˈ ʌ l s ər /; from Latin ulcus, "ulcer, sore") [2] is a break in the skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue and the disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue. [3]

  8. Thiomersal - Wikipedia

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    Thiomersal (), or thimerosal (USAN, JAN), also sold under the name merthiolate [4] is an organomercury compound. It is a well-established antiseptic and antifungal agent. [5]The pharmaceutical corporation Eli Lilly and Company named it Merthiolate.

  9. List of toothpaste brands - Wikipedia

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    However, in 2012, they made 3 actions called "P/S 123". Rembrandt toothpaste: a brand of toothpaste that has built its brand on the promise of whitening. [citation needed] R.O.C.S.: "unique toothpastes, which are made with natural ingredients using their own low-temperature technology, under the R.O.C.S. brand."