How do I get rid of a huge ulser on Ny bottom gum on the really fragile gum betw!
Question: How do I get rid of a huge ulser on Ny bottom gum on the really fragile gum between my teeth and my lip?
Answers:
The most common type of mouth ulcers are called 'apthous' ulcers. They are probably viral. (Though no virus has been identified.)This means they should not be given antibiotics as there have no effect. There behaviour is similar to cold sores, in that they are recurrent, come out when we are run down and we never seem to develop immunity. Here the similarity ends, because unlike herpetic cold sores there is no treatment.
Each ulcer lasts about 10 days, but you can get further crops erupting, so each episode may last longer than that.
Ice,ice cream and cold soft items, become the easiest things to eat. Teething gels sometimes help. There is now only one prescription drug for apthous ulcers, Corlan Pellets, it is a steroid, it only reduces the nipping a bit and does not hasten resolution.
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