Aphthous ulcers are among the most common oral lesions ... Topical medications, such as antimicrobial mouth- washes and topical corticosteroids, can achieve the primary goals but have not been ...

However, evidence of successful use of these agents for aphthous ... tetracycline mouth rinse, betamethasone gel, beclomethasone spray, and amlexanox significantly reduced ulcer duration and ...

Experts explain what you need to know about stomatitis, an inflammatory condition that can make eating, drinking and kissing ...

Officially known as aphthous ulcers, these are small sores that appear inside your mouth, commonly on the inner lip, but sometimes on the roof of your mouth or under your tongue. They are ...

Lynn Hunt woke up one morning with a sore tongue and, curious to see what was causing it, whipped her phone out and spotted two small white patches on the right-hand side. Assuming she'd bitten it, ...

A herpes outbreak usually starts with the outbreak of small, red bumps that quickly form into fluid-filled blisters. Within hours, these blisters can merge into larger blisters that break open and ...

“I associated mouth cancers (with) elderly men who smoke, so I was shocked when I was diagnosed. “Especially after the ulcer 18 months before came back with the all-clear. “The doctor said if it comes ...

Now Lynn is urging anyone with a mouth ulcer lasting more than three weeks to get it checked and rule out anything sinister. Lynn, from Didcot, South Oxfordshire, told how she first spotted the ...