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Mouth sores

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Debbidoo44 Tue 08-Feb-22 12:14:45

Hi everyone,

Has anyone had sores on the roof their mouth before? it started about a week ago and is towards the soft bit at the back, the pain has settled down now, but there is redness still, I can't get in at the dentist for a while either. Just curios as what this might be, if anyone has had anything similat

nanna8 Tue 08-Feb-22 22:58:53

My daughter has a mouth full of ulcers since she got Covid and I have heard of others like this. Perhaps her immunity is down since the infection a few weeks ago ?

Kiwiqueen123 Wed 09-Feb-22 09:32:52

I've got this at the moment too. Had dental appointment for check up last week and because I hadn't changed my toothbrush for ages bought a new one in Boots three days before appointment. Village Boots with very little choice so I went for the hard bristles and it was very big compared to my previous toothbrush. I think this caused it, Back to smaller new toothbrush now but it was agony when I had some beetroot the other night!

Redhead56 Wed 09-Feb-22 10:01:56

I have used Orajel dental gel for any problem with teeth or gums. Because of COVID I didn’t go to the dentist but I can’t give that as an excuse anymore and need to make an appointment. It does give relief to any discomfort in the mouth Benzocaine is the active ingredient.

grandtanteJE65 Fri 11-Feb-22 13:46:22

If you have a long wait for a dentist's appointment, you could ask your GP to look at it.

I have no idea what could cause the sore, but glycerin put on sores in the mouth with your finger tip will probably help.

MayBee70 Fri 11-Feb-22 14:06:01

I’m not sure that a GP will look at anything to do with the mouth. I was told that they did no training on anything mouth related but that might just apply to dental work.

Shandy57 Fri 11-Feb-22 20:16:51

My GP did see me about my lip MayBee70, I was worried I might have mouth cancer. She did insist I also visited the dentist.

Debbidoo44 Mon 21-Feb-22 17:31:03

Thank you so much everyone, the pain and soreness have now gone, but the roof of my mouth is still red

Shandy57 Mon 21-Feb-22 19:52:02

Did you see the pharmacist about it Debbiedoo44? I found ours really helpful.