Have you ever woken up to find an annoying red or white bump inside your mouth or on your tongue? It might just be a canker sore, also known as an apthous ulcer. Here's more information about why and ...

A canker sore—a painful white ulcer inside the mouth—might be brought on by stress. Or the wrong toothpaste. Or certain foods: tomatoes, peanuts, cinnamon. Or an iron deficiency. Or an allergy. Or a ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband suffers from canker sores. He seems to get a new one almost every week, and at different places in his mouth. These sores are very painful. We’ve tried everything to get ...

Canker sores often seem to pop up out of nowhere and, once you have them, they’re often painfully hard to ignore — especially when you try to eat or even talk. So what, exactly, are canker sores? They ...

Q: What causes canker sores? Why would I have a sudden outbreak of them in my mouth? A: There are several theories about what leads to canker sores, those painful ulcers that form inside the mouth, on ...

Canker sores are bacterial, non-contagious infections that occur on the gums, inner lips, inside the cheeks and sometimes on the tongue. They are usually red and round with a white center. Most canker ...

There are lots of home remedies for canker sores that people use to ease the pain. Here are some common ones, plus tips for stopping them before they start. But before we get to that part, it helps to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Like an annoying house pest, canker sores are a minor inconvenience that can really do a damper on your ...

WEBVTT HEBERT WITH THIS MORNING’S WEEKEND HOUSE CALL. >> I HAD A PATIENT WAS SERIES CANKER SORES AND MY PATIENT UP A WERE COLD SORES AND SO I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES. COLD SORES AND ...

Students have a high prevalence of canker sores or cold sores yet the sores seemed to appear less frequently after graduation when stress levels were lower, according to a report that appears in the ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband suffers from canker sores. He seems to get a new one almost every week, and at different places in his mouth. These sores are very painful. We’ve tried everything to get ...