EPTOn July 05 2005 00:00 shmay wrote:
i get canker sores all the time what causes them are nuts and acidic fruit like oranges. it happens normally when you get a cut in your mouth and gets infected and yeah it hurts like a bitch.
i use a toothpaste called rembrandt that is made specifically for canker sore sufferers because supposedly normal brands have some sort of chemical that helps to cause them. to get rid of mine i just use canker sore medicine.
i get canker sores all the time what causes them are nuts and acidic fruit like oranges. it happens normally when you get a cut in your mouth and gets infected and yeah it hurts like a bitch.
i use a toothpaste called rembrandt that is made specifically for canker sore sufferers because supposedly normal brands have some sort of chemical that helps to cause them. to get rid of mine i just use canker sore medicine.
Sorry to re-open an old topic, but what Shmay is talking about is Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, which is in the vast majority of toothpastes. There is pretty convincing evidence that SLS is related to canker sore development, and using a non-SLS toothpaste can help a lot (though they may be hard to find). Anecdotally, I haven't had any canker sores in about 6 months, since I switched toothpaste. Also, canker sores are not the same as cold sores, and are not related to the herpes virus (generally speaking). Anyway, I would definitely recommend looking into getting a different toothpaste if you have problems. There is a reasonable amount of information on such things -- search for '"Sodium Lauryl Sulfate" Aphthous Ulcer' on google...
