What is a Mouth Ulcer?

Whether you call it a mouth ulcer, oral ulcer, mouth sore, or canker sore, you are most likely referring to what doctors call an apthous ulcer or apthous stomatitis. The most common type of mouth ulcer is the canker sore.

Products proven to provide relief for canker sores include:

• Ulcer Ease (anesthetic mough rinse provides prompt relief)


• Squigle Enamel Saver Toothpaste (SLS free)


• Ora5 (protects and heals just like a band aid)

A canker sore is caused by a virus. It is a shallow ulcer that develops only inside the mouth and may be triggered by various substances or stress. A canker sore is NOT contagious. (Cold sores are highly contagious).

Common triggers for canker sores include:

1. Using toothpaste with Sodium Laurel Sulfate (SLS). Squigle Enamel Saver Toothpaste is free of SLS, artifical preservaties, colors, and sweeteners.


2. Consuming certain foods, including vinegar, soy, French mustard, pineapples, tomatoes, lemons, cheese, milk, some nuts, apples, figs, shellfish, buckwheat, whole wheat, rye, barley, flour, and chocolate.


3. Stress.


4. Deficiency in folic acid, iron, thiamine (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2), pyridoxine (vitamin B6), or vitamin B12.


5. Periodic Fever (a condition in children), Celiac disease, and Behcet's disease.

There are different types of mouths sores; the canker sore (apthous ulcer) is one of the most common. A dentist can usually identify a canker sore on inspection and with answers to a few simple questions.

Location

• A canker sore forms only on the loose tissue inside the mouth.

Characteristics

• Round or oval in shape
• Usually no more than ¼-inch in diameter
• Each ulcer is shallow and individual
• The edges of the ulcer will be regular and reddish
• The center of the ulcer will white or gray
• PAINFUL!
• Heals within 7 - 14 days

Treatment

• To experience immediate relief from a canker sore, you will need to cover the exposed nerves and tender tissue of the ulcer. Ora5 protects and heals just like a band-aid.


• Rinse with an anesthetic mouth rinse that is free of Sodium Laurel Sulfate (SLS), artificial dyes and colorings, sugar, and alcohol. Ulcer Ease provides prompt relief.

Prevention

• Avoid toothpastes that include Sodium Laurel Sulfate (SLS) as the detergent. Clinical studies have shown SLS promotes canker sores. Squigle Enamel Saver Toothpaste is free of SLS and artificial preservatives, colors, and sweeteners.