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Mouth Ulcers Prevention and Treatment

Public survey, 15227 votes for 255 treatments since October 2002.

255 Treatments, votes, since
Currently sorted by total number of votes in descending order
Prevention Helps Healing Eases Pain Helps a bit No effect
Salt or saline solution
(869 votes since 26 Sep 02)
3% (29) 43% (378) 13% (111) 22% (192) 18% (159)
Bonjela
(621 votes since 26 Sep 02)
0% (2) 5% (28) 38% (237) 24% (146) 33% (208)
Adcortyl / Kenalog / Orabase / Triamcinolone
(454 votes since 24 Sep 02)
2% (9) 45% (204) 14% (62) 22% (102) 17% (77)
Anbesol Adult Strength Gel
(332 votes since 25 Sep 02)
2% (7) 5% (15) 50% (166) 21% (71) 22% (73)
Paracetamol
(282 votes since 26 Sep 02)
1% (2) 3% (8) 45% (126) 23% (64) 29% (82)
Squigle Enamel Saver Toothpaste
(276 votes since 26 Sep 02)
67% (185) 3% (7) 3% (8) 10% (27) 18% (49)
Listerine mouthwash
(265 votes since 25 Nov 02)
14% (36) 9% (25) 18% (49) 25% (66) 34% (89)
Ibuprofen
(251 votes since 4 Feb 03)
0% (0) 3% (7) 55% (139) 20% (51) 22% (54)
Soluble Aspirin
(236 votes since 26 Sep 02)
0% (1) 8% (19) 47% (112) 17% (41) 27% (63)
Rinstead Adult Gel
(233 votes since 25 Sep 02)
2% (4) 6% (15) 26% (61) 32% (74) 34% (79)
TCP
(230 votes since 25 Nov 02)
5% (11) 18% (41) 24% (55) 23% (53) 30% (70)
Natural yoghurt
(210 votes since 25 Nov 02)
12% (25) 14% (29) 10% (22) 25% (52) 39% (82)
Hydrogen peroxide rinse
(208 votes since 30 Dec 03)
8% (17) 19% (39) 10% (21) 24% (50) 39% (81)
Anbesol Liquid
(202 votes since 14 Nov 02)
0% (1) 7% (14) 55% (112) 17% (34) 20% (41)
Vitamin B
(197 votes since 19 Nov 02)
39% (77) 12% (24) 4% (7) 19% (38) 26% (51)
Oraldene mouthwash
(190 votes since 1 Nov 02)
10% (19) 17% (33) 15% (28) 28% (54) 29% (56)
Vicks Ultra Chloraseptic
(180 votes since 26 Sep 02)
3% (5) 2% (4) 28% (51) 27% (49) 39% (71)
Vitamin C
(178 votes since 27 Nov 02)
24% (43) 11% (19) 4% (7) 16% (29) 45% (80)
L-lysine
(174 votes since 11 Oct 02)
26% (46) 20% (34) 2% (4) 22% (39) 29% (51)
Sensodyne SLS-free toothpaste
(174 votes since 26 Sep 02)
32% (55) 4% (7) 5% (9) 28% (49) 31% (54)
Chlorhexidine (Curasept/Corsodyl) mouthwash
(172 votes since 23 Nov 02)
13% (23) 24% (42) 15% (26) 24% (41) 23% (40)
Bicarbonate of soda
(160 votes since 10 Dec 02)
6% (10) 24% (39) 8% (12) 19% (30) 43% (69)
Keeping Hydrated (Drinking Water)
(154 votes since 25 Mar 03)
23% (36) 13% (20) 10% (15) 29% (45) 25% (38)
Vodka (or any clean spirit)
(152 votes since 14 Apr 03)
4% (6) 9% (14) 32% (48) 16% (25) 39% (59)
Ice held on the ucler for a few minutes
(150 votes since 19 Mar 03)
1% (1) 5% (7) 41% (62) 26% (39) 27% (41)
Punchin’ the pillow
(142 votes since 28 Jan 03)
4% (5) 1% (1) 13% (19) 38% (54) 44% (63)
Frador
(136 votes since 26 Sep 02)
2% (3) 13% (18) 26% (35) 21% (29) 38% (51)
Cleaning white layer off ulcer
(135 votes since 29 Apr 05)
3% (4) 15% (20) 3% (4) 11% (15) 68% (92)
Cow’s milk
(133 votes since 11 Dec 02)
2% (3) 3% (4) 15% (20) 17% (23) 62% (83)
Zinc
(117 votes since 3 Jan 03)
26% (31) 10% (12) 2% (2) 22% (26) 39% (46)
Praying
(117 votes since 28 Jan 05)
19% (22) 16% (19) 0% (0) 11% (13) 54% (63)
Myrrh Tincture
(116 votes since 26 Sep 02)
4% (5) 12% (14) 13% (15) 23% (27) 47% (55)
Aloclair
(114 votes since 25 Mar 03)
1% (1) 17% (19) 14% (16) 18% (21) 50% (57)
Tea Tree Oil
(113 votes since 9 Dec 02)
1% (1) 20% (23) 19% (22) 23% (26) 36% (41)
Amosan / Bocasan antiseptic rinse
(113 votes since 12 Nov 02)
6% (7) 7% (8) 9% (10) 31% (35) 47% (53)
Multibionta
(107 votes since 26 Sep 02)
16% (17) 1% (1) 2% (2) 29% (31) 52% (56)
Benadryl Dye Free Liquid without Maalox
(103 votes since 23 Nov 02)
2% (2) 9% (9) 17% (17) 19% (20) 53% (55)
Vegemite / marmite
(102 votes since 16 Jun 03)
5% (5) 15% (15) 4% (4) 14% (14) 63% (64)
Aloe Vera juice
(99 votes since 20 Oct 02)
4% (4) 13% (13) 3% (3) 32% (32) 47% (47)
Fresh Pineapple
(97 votes since 10 Jul 03)
5% (5) 7% (7) 1% (1) 9% (9) 77% (75)
Oral-B Zendium Toothpaste
(97 votes since 26 Sep 02)
13% (13) 2% (2) 8% (8) 23% (22) 54% (52)
Echinacea
(96 votes since 22 Mar 03)
34% (33) 7% (7) 2% (2) 24% (23) 32% (31)
Use of ELECTRIC toothbrush
(92 votes since 2 May 03)
16% (15) 4% (4) 2% (2) 23% (21) 54% (50)
Ice-Cream
(89 votes since 23 Mar 04)
2% (2) 1% (1) 40% (36) 25% (22) 31% (28)
Zilacton
(88 votes since 12 Oct 02)
2% (2) 8% (7) 17% (15) 26% (23) 47% (41)
Prednisolone
(85 votes since 5 Jan 03)
2% (2) 20% (17) 4% (3) 25% (21) 49% (42)
Fruit
(82 votes since 2 Jul 03)
24% (20) 6% (5) 0% (0) 12% (10) 57% (47)
SM33
(81 votes since 27 Nov 02)
1% (1) 9% (7) 17% (14) 19% (15) 54% (44)
Codeine
(80 votes since 3 May 03)
0% (0) 6% (5) 56% (45) 13% (10) 25% (20)
Biotene SLS-free toothpase
(80 votes since 20 Dec 02)
26% (21) 5% (4) 4% (3) 23% (18) 43% (34)
Milk of Magnesia
(80 votes since 9 Dec 02)
3% (2) 6% (5) 20% (16) 19% (15) 53% (42)
Benzocaine Gel
(79 votes since 12 Mar 03)
1% (1) 4% (3) 44% (35) 20% (16) 30% (24)
Oralmedic / Debacterol
(78 votes since 4 Dec 02)
8% (6) 22% (17) 15% (12) 15% (12) 40% (31)
Metronidazole (Flagyl) antibiotic
(78 votes since 23 Nov 02)
5% (4) 14% (11) 5% (4) 18% (14) 58% (45)
Cherry Maalox and Benadryl
(77 votes since 13 Nov 02)
1% (1) 8% (6) 21% (16) 23% (18) 47% (36)
Corsodyl Dentist Gel
(77 votes since 4 Dec 02)
8% (6) 13% (10) 13% (10) 25% (19) 42% (32)
CANK + A
(76 votes since 30 Nov 02)
1% (1) 4% (3) 18% (14) 21% (16) 55% (42)
Folic Acid
(75 votes since 14 Feb 03)
27% (20) 3% (2) 3% (2) 23% (17) 45% (34)
iron
(74 votes since 17 Apr 03)
30% (22) 12% (9) 0% (0) 15% (11) 43% (32)
Regular exercise
(72 votes since 19 Nov 03)
31% (22) 1% (1) 3% (2) 10% (7) 56% (40)
Difflam Oralrinse
(68 votes since 15 Apr 03)
1% (1) 10% (7) 24% (16) 26% (18) 38% (26)
Pyralvex
(66 votes since 17 Mar 03)
6% (4) 39% (26) 3% (2) 17% (11) 35% (23)
Camomile tea
(66 votes since 7 May 03)
2% (1) 5% (3) 17% (11) 26% (17) 52% (34)
Honey
(65 votes since 7 Jan 04)
9% (6) 23% (15) 8% (5) 14% (9) 46% (30)
Alum
(65 votes since 28 Dec 02)
2% (1) 6% (4) 11% (7) 20% (13) 62% (40)
Clove Oil
(64 votes since 13 Sep 03)
2% (1) 2% (1) 28% (18) 17% (11) 52% (33)
Difflam Spray
(63 votes since 10 May 03)
2% (1) 14% (9) 40% (25) 13% (8) 32% (20)
Gengigel Gel
(62 votes since 4 Mar 03)
3% (2) 27% (17) 18% (11) 13% (8) 39% (24)
Baby Oragel
(62 votes since 9 Apr 03)
5% (3) 6% (4) 19% (12) 26% (16) 44% (27)
Acidophilus
(61 votes since 30 May 03)
21% (13) 10% (6) 0% (0) 21% (13) 48% (29)
Tea bag
(61 votes since 9 Jan 04)
0% (0) 20% (12) 13% (8) 16% (10) 51% (31)
Propolis
(61 votes since 18 Feb 03)
7% (4) 18% (11) 7% (4) 21% (13) 48% (29)
Arnica
(61 votes since 27 Nov 02)
0% (0) 7% (4) 7% (4) 26% (16) 61% (37)
Scotch (alcohol)
(60 votes since 9 Oct 03)
3% (2) 7% (4) 23% (14) 17% (10) 50% (30)
Corlan pellets
(59 votes since 21 Jan 03)
3% (2) 15% (9) 2% (1) 20% (12) 59% (35)
Oragel for Canker Sores
(59 votes since 6 Aug 03)
0% (0) 3% (2) 34% (20) 31% (18) 32% (19)
Aniseed sweets
(59 votes since 20 Jan 03)
5% (3) 0% (0) 12% (7) 19% (11) 64% (38)
Natural Dentist SLS Free Toothpaste
(58 votes since 4 Mar 03)
28% (16) 2% (1) 5% (3) 29% (17) 36% (21)
Reduce stress
(58 votes since 9 Jul 06)
64% (37) 3% (2) 0%