{"id":176,"date":"2017-07-28T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/wp-blog\/mouth-ulcers-causes-solutions\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T06:15:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T11:15:50","slug":"mouth-ulcers-causes-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/mouth-ulcers-causes-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Mouth Ulcers: Causes and Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have ever had a painful white sore on the inside of your mouth, you are familiar with canker sores. Also known as <em>aphthous ulcers<\/em>, they occur for a number of reasons, including stress, improperly fitting dentures, and braces. Eating highly acidic fruits or having nutritional deficiencies are also believed to contribute to the development of canker sores.<\/p>\n<p>Cold sores are another type of mouth ulcer that is caused by a virus.<\/p>\n<h2>Common Mouth Ulcers<\/h2>\n<p>Canker sores are generally not contagious. They are usually more irritating than painful, but if you are feeling extreme pain, you can visit a top dentist in Elk Grove Village, IL, such as the Elk Grove Smile Center. Healing canker sores normally takes a week or two.<\/p>\n<p>Cold sores, however, are highly contagious, and you may need to get a prescription for an antiviral medication.<\/p>\n<h2>Treatment of Mouth Ulcers<\/h2>\n<p>Icing a mouth ulcer is one way to ease your discomfort. Wrap the ice in a paper towel and hold it to the sore. You can also try a wet tea bag pressed up against the ulcer. Black tea, in particular, has pain-relieving qualities.<\/p>\n<p>You can also go to the pharmacy and check for over-the-counter treatments. There are rinses and pastes available that can help temper the pain. Ask your pharmacist for a recommendation.<\/p>\n<p>None of these will cure or get rid of the mouth ulcer, but they can help with discomfort while they heal.<\/p>\n<h2>Preventing Mouth Ulcers<\/h2>\n<p>There is thought to be a link between canker sores and vitamin deficiency, so <strong>eating well and taking a multi-vitamin<\/strong> are good options if you are prone to these mouth ulcers. <strong>Probiotics<\/strong> are also believed to be helpful.<\/p>\n<p>Talk to <a href=\"\/about-us\/location\/elk-grove-village\/395.html\">Dr. Vishal Advani<\/a>, your top dentist in Elk Grove Village, IL, if you have questions about mouth ulcers. And be sure to <a href=\"\/survey.php\">make an appointment<\/a> for an examination and cleaning!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read this blog post to learn more about the causes and solutions to mouth ulcers! For more information, contact our Elk Grove Village, IL, Dental office today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}