Mouth Ulcers

When patients at Dr. Eric Meyer’s Fullerton office are suffering from mouth ulcers, they can count on us to provide treatment and information. Although ulcers usually go away on their own after about a month, the irritation they cause can be difficult to manage without proper guidance and patients will want to know what caused their malady.

Cold sores are a common type of mouth ulcer caused by the herpes simplex virus-1. This virus spreads very easily; most people get it as children by sharing cups and straws. Although it never leaves its host, the virus can only spread during a cold sore outbreak, so people experiencing one should be careful not to touch their eyes after touching their mouths.

Cankers are large white ulcers that most often are found in teenagers. Although some studies link them to stress, they have no firmly established cause. Other ulcers can be caused by misalignments in the patient’s bite causing their teeth to injure the soft tissue lining inside their mouths. This kind of ulcer would reoccur until the teeth’s alignment can be corrected, but other types of ulcers can be treated with topical creams and antibiotics.

Eric M. Meyer, DDS, operates at 2720 North Harbor Blvd, Fullerton, California, 92835. To schedule an appointment, call 714-879-7943 or visit FullertonDental.com and fill out a contact sheet.