Mouth Ulcers

Poppy9 · 2 July 2006 at 2:34PM

My DD (11) has a nasty mouth ulcer on the inside of her mouth by her bottom teeth. She has had this for about 5 days now and it's not clearing. She is in pain with it so I've given her some Ibrofen (and told her to rub some directly onto it) but wondered if anyone had any homemade remedies. I remember being plagued with them at the same age and tried salt, vinger, bicab etc but don't remember them working. I've done a quick google and didn't find anything useful. Any ideas appreciated as she keeps coming to sit on my lap crying with the pain.

Thanks

savvy · 2 July 2006 at 2:37PM

Well I'm just watching Big Brother and Nikki has had the same thing.................the BB dentist has advised her to gargle as much as possible with warm salt water......erm HTH

;)

pink_phantom · 2 July 2006 at 2:37PM

If it has been there for any good length of time I would take her to the doctors beause mouth ulcers can become infected and may need anti biotics to clear them up.

Poppy9 · 2 July 2006 at 2:46PM

pink_phantom wrote:

If it has been there for any good length of time I would take her to the doctors beause mouth ulcers can become infected and may need anti biotics to clear them up.

Thanks for the reply but I don't really want her to have antibiotics. I have taken a bit to heart bad press of over exposure to antibiotics so we try to avoid them whenever possible but then I'm thinking of my brother who developed a problem after having a tooth removed recently. Developed an infection which led to an absess on his windpipe and an emergency operation.

Just been reading a bit more on the web and it seems it might not be healing because of her crooked bottom teeth. These really bother her and are intermittently painful. Her dentist (who she only saw 4 weeks ago) says it's a bit early to start straightening them out as she hasn't lost all her back teeth yet (only 1 gone and 1 wobbly). This rung a bell with me as I had problems with teeth around the time of having mouth ulcers and switched dentists (to the one my DD is with now) who said on first visit I needed teeth out and a brace as my mouth was severely overcrowded and I was developing lovely fangs! Poor DD maybe going the same route as overcrowded teeth run in my family (just like noses

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soolin · 2 July 2006 at 3:10PM

Does she get a lot of mouth ulcers or is this unusual? If she is prone to ulcers then it might be a symptom of something else like coeliac disease, but if it is a one off then try a medicated mouth wash (darn but I can't remember the name) from a chemist, It tastes foul but it really does work.

Soo

Poppy9 · 2 July 2006 at 5:53PM

This is the first proper one. She's only ever had them on her tongue when she has bitten it. This is like a white blister on the inside of her lower lip.

Andybez38 · 2 July 2006 at 5:59PM

Just get her to dab a bit of salt into it. :eek: Stings like hell but repeat every now and then. It has always got rid of mine and quiet quickly.

Poppy9 · 2 July 2006 at 6:00PM

Andybez38 wrote:

Just get her to dab a bit of salt into it. :eek: Stings like hell but repeat every now and then. It has always got rid of mine and quiet quickly.

Is that why you have a strange look on your face :rotfl:

I remember trying this as a child. Didn't work and blooming killed:eek:

djl · 2 July 2006 at 6:03PM

try salt that works for me it hurts but it works

Andybez38 · 2 July 2006 at 6:05PM

Poppy9 wrote:

Is that why you have a strange look on your face :rotfl:

I might have that strange look on my face but i dont have mouth ulsers. That looks something totaly different.

abbecer · 2 July 2006 at 7:33PM

I've not done it myself but i have read several times that you should compress a cold used teabag against it. Don't know why it works, but apparently it does!! Hope this helps.

Rebecca x :rotfl:

Mouth Ulcers

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