How To Heal Canker Sores Faster

The following are tips on how to make your canker sores heal faster. You can use all three suggestions or pick one that is comfortable with you.

1. Gargle with a little peroxide regularly and swish around the wound. Peroxide will keep the bacteria in your mouth from irritating the sore. You can also dip a a q-tip in peroxide and gently brush it on the sore. If you see little bubbles forming on the sore in a mirror that's the peroxide doing its job.

2. Gargle with Listerine and swish around the sore. Do not use the watered down versions, but the strongest Listerine possible. It will have the effect of keeping the bacteria at bay while briefly numbing the pain of the sore. It will be painful at first with the sore coming in contact with Listerine but a beneficial numbing of the wound will be worth it.

3. Follow the directions and use oral anesthetics such as Anbesol. You can get them at your local store. Use a q-tip to dab on the injected area. This will also numb the pain. It is also great for toothaches as well.

Canker sores naturally take time to heal, but these are ways to soothe pain and bring about a healing of your mouth. Hope this helps.