Oral Health and Canker Sores
Canker sores are shallow, painful sores in the mouth. They are usually red or may sometimes have a white coating over them. You might get them on the inside of your lips, the insides of your cheeks, the base of your gum or under your tongue. Canker sores are different from fever blisters, which usually are on the outside of your lips or the corners of your mouth.

Canker sores are the shallow, painful sores which trouble inside of our mouth, small shallow ulcers that appear on the delicate skin of your lips(inside), the insides of your cheeks, the base of your pink gum or under your tongue .They often makes eating and talking impossible for the sufferers. Canker sores are different from fever blisters, which occur outside the lips or the corners of your mouth.
There are two types of canker sores:
1) Simple canker sores which often heal by themselves within a week. They occur in young people within the age of 20.
2) Complex canker sores. These are less common and goes with proper care and treatment

Often we ignore the effects of poor oral hygiene just because they're hidden in our mouth. But when they become painful we realize our mistake and curse ourselves for not taking care of them.to know more we should know that gum disease may often point to problems with diabetes and heart disease and loose teeth which could be a sign of osteoporosis or red gums which may lead to scurvy.Thus our healthy mouth means more than just a sparkling smile when we say cheese?Bad oral hygiene means bad breath yellow or tarted strained teeth,you may feel uncomfortable in public as you know what you lack.

Stress, tissue injury of the skin in the mouth constipation could be the cause of simple canker sores. Sometimes too hot food or drink or certain foods like citrus or acidic fruits and vegetables like lemons, oranges, pineapples, apples, figs, tomatoes, and strawberries can trigger a sore in the mouth(food allergy) or may make the existing problem worse. Sometimes a sharp tooth surface or dental appliance, such as hard bristle or the brush itself cause a hurt and lead to sores in the mouth,even braces or ill-fitting dentures, might also trigger canker sores.or even menstrual periods in women trigger the sores.
complex canker sores are caused by bad health condition,that is an impaired immune system, insufficient nutritional problems, food lacking in vitamin B 12, zinc, folic acid, or iron OR VIT c deficiency; and gastrointestinal tract disease, such as Celiac disease and Crohn's disease and severe constipation.


You may get a canker sore if you have a painful sore inside your mouth or on the surface of your tongue, even soft palate 'the back portion of the roof of your mouth', or inside our cheeks
we feel a tingling or a burning sensation before the appearance of the sores inside our mouth
Sores are often round, white, or gray in color, with a slight red edge .

If you have a severe attacks of such sores then you may also experience Fever.Physical sluggishness(inactive and lethargic) and your lymph nodes get swollen
TREATMENT:-

canker sore generally GO AWAY in a few days and heal without treatment in couple of weeks.

But if sores are big and hurtful then we have to care for them either by visiting the doctor or treating them at home with home remedies,there are certain things we need to take care of that is to:-Avoiding foods that irritate your skin of the mouth those may include acidic or spicy foods and hot foods ,when you feel uncomfortable due to irritation in the gums or cheek skin in the mouth we simply try to chew the hurting area ,which should not be done.Brush your teeth with a soft bristled brush and floss your teeth gentaly daily, which will keep your mouth free of left over foods bits that often trigger the sores.

Home remedies:-

1)Aloe Vera is used to treat cranker sore. 2 to 3 tbsp of aloe vera juice could be used as a mouthwash and then swallowed,this could be done thrice a day to get relief.
2)Rinse the mouth with 3 drops of tea tree oil diluted in a glass of water. Twice a day, after brushing the teeth, if possible apply it directly on the affected area
3)apply glycine with a cotton on the sores directly and leave your mouth loose and let the saliva fall.it helps to cure such sores ,do this at least 3 times a day
4)Try placing a spent tea bag on your canker sores and compress on it.
5)apply powdered alum ,it works wonder in curing these sores as it has anti bacterial affect on the sores and thus help them to dry up fast.
6)Acacia Catechu or commonly know as Katha (used in pan or beetel leaf in India)could be soaked overnight and could be applied on it it helps to get rid of these sores(apply 3 times a day at least).
7)you can apply Dabur lal manjan or diva yog mandir's tooth powder it has a similar effect and help getting rid of these sores.
8)even home made butter oil if applied on these sores ,they vanish in few days leaving your mouth healthy.

note :-try and keep your bowels clean they help you to keep away from this problem and have plenty of water for better metabolism ,because a person who has good metabolism always keep away form all the aliments.Beal fruit powder or freshly soaked beal pulp  works wonder to keep your stomach clean and keep sores at bay.even fennel soaked water helps to cure these sores if consumed for some days ,through out the day.