I really dont recommend salt. I used it plently of times and it just makes it worse. If you still believe in salt at best mix it with warm water and rinse it - a better way is to use baking soda with warm water..but yet again these ways do not really make the cranker sore better or heal any faster, just removes the bacteria from the wound which is always good.
What I recommend is buying a pain relief jel for cranker sores called "
Zilactin-B" I have used it for 2 years now, it's best for night or day. If you dont play with it with your tongue depening on where the sore is - it will last about 8 hours! You are able to eat, drink, have food on the wound and not feel it. It comes in a brown jel, put it in on the cranker sore, keep your mouth open for a minute for the jel to dry and so it wont stick to your teeth. After it turns into a pale white color and it STICKS! It will burn for a good 30 seconds, but for the 8 hours its worth it! Dont buy the other brands, cause I decided to be cheap one day and bought another one on sale - what a waste, it came off within 10 mintues!
Another product I recommend is "
Cranker Sore Covers" These are a bit pricy, best for the night, they will last the whole night, and damn they stick. Feels like you have a whole gummy bear on one side your mouth. Do not use them at day (whenever your awake) since they get in the way, you wont be really to talk - well you could but people will think you have food in yiur mouth and generally isn't comfy when you feel it since itds so big. Place the patch hold it in place of the sore and let it sink in. These could probably last 2 days, when you wake up, it will be stuck to your teeth and everything of your mouth, so you will have to peel it off, floss and brush after and the taste wont be great. I have noticed with using these they improved my healing time by 1 - 2 days. And when I catch my cranker sores at the smaller wound stage, and use them, they dont get bigger which is a pain in the ass.
Try changing your toothpaste, most contain Sodium Lauryl Sulfate which is a cause to cranker sores to some. For cheap way to remove some of the pain away is, putting an advil or a similar pill on the wound and holding it there until its mussy and let go so it can stick, try not to eat or drink, for the first 30 mins, after that if you drink/eat some of the pill will be removed but you wont feel the pain for an hour or two. It works wonders for me whenever I do not have my jel. Also if you use a mouthwash get one with tetracycline, this will help the healing process and prevent the bacteria and pain, I have not tried this since I do not use mouthwash but my dentist has told me this. Lastly, BUY l-lysine pills, they are cheap and take one or two daily, I have read these pills work as a block in the cells where cranker sores could form, check up on them. I take these but probably 2-3 a week, but I do have less cranker sores now.
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