Canker sores are a type of mouth ulcer. Some of the medical terms used to refer to canker sores are “recurrent minor aphthous ulcers” and “recurrent minor aphthous stomatitis” (thus differentiating canker sores from other forms of aphthous ulcers or aphthous stomatitis). Canker sores are the most commonly occurring type of mouth ulcer.

What do they?
Alone or in groups, the canker sores like a kind of small cratere white, rounded and very localized (language, gums, lining of the mouth), which becomes painful every time we eat.

Where do they come?
If their origin is unknown, recurrences are often linked to dietary factors, infectious, hormonal and overwork. In case, acidic foods (citrus, vinegar), the gruyere, dried fruits, drinks too hot or very flat spices. The same is true with certain diseases of the liver, gall bladder or kidneys.

What can we do?
The problem is that there is no miracle solution. At most we can prevent their appearance by good oral hygiene. When canker sores are, will only take some months at least, they most often disappear spontaneously after ten days. In the meantime, it is better to remove food HIM. To ease the pain and reduce inflammation, the brush with a cotton swab soaked in an antiseptic solution can be effective. Although too, gargle (especially not swallow) a soluble aspirin.