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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What starts as a subtle tingle or burning in your mouth can signal something more painful on the horizon: a pesky canker sore. For ...

Cold sores occur on the outside of the mouth and are caused by the herpes simplex virus. Canker sores are blisters inside the mouth that can occur due to injury, nutritional deficiencies, and ...

Think you might have a canker sore? Here’s a look at common symptoms to help you distinguish these lesions from other sores. You might develop a canker sore after eating or drinking something acidic, ...

Mouth sores can really put a damper on your day, not to mention the week or so they take to heal. Eating becomes a chore, and tasks that normally aren’t painful become uncomfortable. Luckily, the ...

Mouth ulcers are painful sores that appear in the mouth. They typically appear on the inner lips, gums, tongue, roof of the mouth, or throat and may make it difficult to eat. Eating a lot of very ...

Dear Dr. Gott: In a past column, you responded to a reader whose daughter suffered from constant mouth sores. You told her to switch toothpastes and use Orajel and similar products. I agree with your ...

In the fall of 2020, Katie Drablos noticed a canker sore on the back of her tongue that wouldn’t go away. As the pain increased, she visited urgent care, wondering if it was a COVID-19 symptom. It ...

Can Ulcerative Colitis Cause Mouth Sores? Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). UC is a chronic (lasting and persistent) condition that mainly affects the colon, part ...