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👄 Why Do Mouth Ulcers Happen? (Kids + Adults) — Causes, Treatment & Prevention

🔥 Quick Answer Mouth ulcers (also called canker sores) are small, painful lesions that develop inside the mouth due to factors like minor injury, stress, nutritional deficiencies, infections, or underlying health conditions. They are usually harmless and heal within 7–14 days. 🧠 Introduction Mouth ulcers are one of the most common oral problems affecting both children and adults. Almost…

What causes aphthous ulcers?

Aphthous ulcers, commonly known as canker sores, are painful sores that appear in the mouth. They are small, shallow, and round or oval-shaped with a white or yellowish center and a red border. Canker sores can develop on the inside of the cheeks, lips, tongue, gums, and even the throat. Symptoms of canker sores include: Pain or discomfort: Canker sores can be quite painful, especially when…

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What would you recommend to help with canker sores? I know they are pretty much impossible to prevent. I've been to various doctors and they tell me to just monitor my diet and such. I've tried cutting out certain things that might cause then (whiting products, tomato sauce, etc) but they always seem to reappear every other week! Any advice would be much appreciated :)

Aww, canker sores -- those are SO annoying, aren't they, Apathetic Appaloosa?

Diet is only part of the story in controlling canker sores. Other causes can include:

stress

vitamin/mineral deficiencies (iron, folic acid, Vitamin B12)

hormonal changes (such as with menstrual cycles)

If you are really getting new canker sores every other week, that is NOT normal -- and could be a sign that your immune system isn't taking care of business. You may need to have a doctor biopsy one of the sores so it can be analyzed by a pathologist. It's possible that the sores are NOT canker sores at all (some imitators can include: bullous lichen planus, herpes simplex infections, and squamous cell carcinoma).

If they really ARE canker sores, perhaps your doctor could try a course of oral steroid rinse/gel to calm them down quicker. Meanwhile, you could try doing mouth rinses with a 50/50 mix of Milk of Magnesia + liquid Benadryl (swish in mouth for a minute then spit out), which can help sooth the sores when they are active.

Good luck, A.A.!

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Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis and Scoliosis

L. BACCAGLINI1, D. THERIAQUE2, R. LALLA3, G. SERRANO1, D. PETERSON3, and J. SHUSTER4, 1College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2Shands Clinical Research Unit, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 3School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, 4College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Objectives: Recurrent aphthous stomatits (RAS) is a painful condition affecting over 100 million US individuals at some point in life. RAS occurs more frequently during growth, although the reason for this age distribution is unknown. Peak growth velocity is also the most critical period for progression of scoliosis, a disease that is more prevalent in those demographic subgroups most affected by RAS. Thus, we determined whether there is an association between scoliosis and aphthous/intraoral ulcers (RAS/IOU). Methods: We conducted data management and statistical analyses of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) using SAS 9.1 and SUDAAN 9.0.1 to account for the complex multistage stratified sampling design with oversampling of certain population subgroups. The target population was the civilian non-institutionalized US population aged 20+ years. The sample consisted of 18,710 individuals. The outcome was a history of canker sores or other intraoral ulcers in the past 12 months (yes/no). The main exposure was a history of medically diagnosed scoliosis (yes/no). We calculated crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% CI of having a positive RAS/IOU history comparing individuals with or without a history of scoliosis using the CROSSTAB and RLOGIST procedures. Results: A total of 2,056 participants had a history of RAS/IOU. Individuals with scoliosis (n=420) had higher odds of having had a history of aphthous/intraoral ulcers in the past 12 months compared to those with no history of scoliosis (crude OR=1.83; 95% CI =1.33-2.51). The association persisted after adjustment for demographic factors (OR=1.38; 95% CI=1.00-1.89). Conclusions: A possible explanation for the association between RAS/IOU and scoliosis is that the two conditions may share in part similar risk factors during puberty, such as factors related to musculoskeletal and mucocutaneous growth and repair.

Funding: This research was supported in part by NIH grants #R03DE016356, M01RR00082, U54RR025208 and R21DE018714.

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Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis and Oral Hygiene

M. GERTSEN, D.W. THERIAQUE, G. SERRANO, J.J. SHUSTER, and L. BACCAGLINI, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is one of the most common oral mucosal disorders, affecting about 40% of the population. The etiology of this condition is unknown. Specific microorganisms have been investigated without success. It is not clear if oral hygiene (OH), which affects bacterial load, plays a role in RAS.

Objectives: To determine whether idiopathic RAS is associated with patient's overall oral hygiene.

Methods: Data were collected through oral exams and standardized questionnaires at the University of Florida during an unmatched case-control study (June 2006-September 2007). Participants (never had RAS, active/had RAS <3 months ago or inactive/had RAS >6 months ago) aged <50 and that had not smoked in the past 3 months reported their frequency of tooth brushing and flossing. A dentist recorded overall oral hygiene, plaque, and gingival erythema. Data were analyzed using a Mantel-Haenszel test statistic with modified ridits (exact MH for small cells), two-sided alpha=0.05 and SAS v9.1. Results: A total of 266 people were screened, 27 withdrew, and 225 people completed the study. After exclusions, data were available for 115 participants. The age range was 17-43 (23±5; mean±S.D.), 63% Females, 11% Hispanic, 53% White, 23% Asian, 14% Black, and 10% other/mixed race. Overall OH did not differ among the three groups and was good/very good in over 75% of the participants. A slightly higher % of active cases (17%) brushed more often (>twice/day) than inactive cases (5%; n.s.). The frequency of flossing was also similar among the three groups. The majority of individuals in all three groups had plaque and gingival erythema involving <1/3 of the dentition.

Conclusions: Although specific bacteria cannot be excluded, our findings do not support a role for a high bacterial load in the etiology of RAS.

This research was supported by NIH grants R03DE016356, 5U24DE016509, and M01RR00082.