Over-the-counter gels provide temporary pain relief for both minor and moderate cankers. They feature an anesthetic called benzocaine that numbs the affected area. They also shield the canker from ...

A woman is urging people not to ignore mouth ulcers that don't go away - after hers turned out to be cancer and she needed 6cm of her tongue cut off. Helen Keough noticed a new ulcer had appeared ...

Canker sores and oral cancer lesions may seem similar but there are ways to tell the difference. A lesion that's red, typically flat, and painful early on is usually a canker sore (aphthous ulcer).

Most of us have had mouth ulcers at some time in our lives and know that even the smallest ulcer can be extremely painful and makes eating very difficult. Your grandson is obviously suffering a ...

They typically occur on the inner cheeks, inner lips, base of your gums or roof of your mouth, and can also appear on your tongue. Thankfully, “mouth ulcers ... to Dr Benz. “Under discussion ...

A woman is urging people not to ignore mouth ulcers that don't go away - after hers turned out to be cancer and she needed 6cm of her tongue cut off. Helen Keough noticed a new ulcer had appeared ...