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Mouth ulcers
A mouth ulcer (aphtha), or sometimes called a canker sore or salt blister, is an ulcer that occurs on the of the oral . Mouth are very common, occurring in association with many diseases and by many different mechanisms, but usually there is no serious underlying cause. Rarely, a mouth ulcer that does not heal may be a sign of oral cancer. These ulcers may form individually or multiple ulcers may appear at once. Once formed, an ulcer may be maintained by and/or secondary .
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Causes — why it happens
- ·Traumatic ulceration; Aphthous stomatitis; ; Drug-induced; Malignancy; Vesiculobullous disease; Allergy; SLS
Treatment
- ·benzocaine; levonordefrin
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