v2kai
01-05-2017, 11:29 AM
Thought I'd share with beyonders in case anyone else suffers from these painful little buggers.
For the past few years whenever I would accidentally bite my cheek or lip or nick my gums I would always get a canker sore that would last for a few days. I tried everything to get rid of them and speed up healing such as hydrogen peroxide rinses, mouthwash, salt water, changing diet, brushing my teeth several times a day etc etc and nothing really seemed to have a major impact on speeding up the healing process other than just having to ride them out.
Recently it seemed that recovery times were getting longer and the canker sores more painful which prompted me to look deeper into possible treatments when i stumbled across some recent studies showing a link between Sodium Lauryl Sulphate in toothpastes (SLS for short, a foaming agent and surfactant) which apparently kicks the shit out of your mucous lining in your mouth and inhibits the healing of lacerations in the mouth. Several studies showed a significant correlation between instances and severity of canker sores with SLS in toothpastes so I figured I'd try out some of the SLS free toothpastes on the market (went with sensodyne mint) and literally within a day the two little bastards on my lower lip started shrinking and healing. Pain went down significantly and within 48 hours they are almost gone. In contrast the last bout I had a few weeks back lasted for almost two weeks. Needless to say I'm thrilled and hope this may be the end of my relationship with these painful little bastards. In hindsight, it's likely that my increased brushing with SLS toothpastes was only making things worse and slowing down the healing process.
http://askthedentist.com/toothpaste-canker-sores/
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/canker-sore/basics/causes/con-20021262
http://www.therabreathcanada.com/research_cankersores.asp
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For the past few years whenever I would accidentally bite my cheek or lip or nick my gums I would always get a canker sore that would last for a few days. I tried everything to get rid of them and speed up healing such as hydrogen peroxide rinses, mouthwash, salt water, changing diet, brushing my teeth several times a day etc etc and nothing really seemed to have a major impact on speeding up the healing process other than just having to ride them out.
Recently it seemed that recovery times were getting longer and the canker sores more painful which prompted me to look deeper into possible treatments when i stumbled across some recent studies showing a link between Sodium Lauryl Sulphate in toothpastes (SLS for short, a foaming agent and surfactant) which apparently kicks the shit out of your mucous lining in your mouth and inhibits the healing of lacerations in the mouth. Several studies showed a significant correlation between instances and severity of canker sores with SLS in toothpastes so I figured I'd try out some of the SLS free toothpastes on the market (went with sensodyne mint) and literally within a day the two little bastards on my lower lip started shrinking and healing. Pain went down significantly and within 48 hours they are almost gone. In contrast the last bout I had a few weeks back lasted for almost two weeks. Needless to say I'm thrilled and hope this may be the end of my relationship with these painful little bastards. In hindsight, it's likely that my increased brushing with SLS toothpastes was only making things worse and slowing down the healing process.
http://askthedentist.com/toothpaste-canker-sores/
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/canker-sore/basics/causes/con-20021262
http://www.therabreathcanada.com/research_cankersores.asp
/sharing is caring