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[quote=Anonymous]As a long-time canker sore sufferer:

1. Kanka works very well to get rid of pain, hurts a lot when you first put it on, particularly because you're supposed to dry the canker sore first. Also tastes bad. It lasts at least an hour or two before it wears off.
2. Warm salt-water rinse (about 1 tsp in a warm glass of water) feels good, takes away pain for a while, but not as long as Kanka. I'd use every 30 minutes - 1 hour. Recommended by dentists.
3. (My personal current favorite): Put a Listerine strip directly on the sore. Hurts for an instant, but not as much or as long as Kanka. There's no need to dry the sore first. I stick it in there and then try not to move the area for a while. The strip basically sticks to your gum (or cheek or inside lip or whatever) and creates a film like Kanka, and then sits there tasting minty and numbing the pain. Lasts at least an hour, and there's no real trauma or pain in putting another one in.

I find that at certain times I'm susceptible to canker sores, and at those times it's usually spicy food, citrus (fruit or juice), or accidentally biting my lip that causes them.

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