If you’ve ever found yourself with a horribly painful white ulcer in your mouth, then you know just how bad canker mouth sores can be. It’s not surprising that people are looking for treatment for canker sores in mouth, since these are so incredibly painful that it’s often hard to eat or even speak, depending on where the white canker is.

What kind of treatment for canker sores in mouth can you use that won’t cost you an arm and a leg? Well, there are a few home remedies that you can try, though they are not always effective.

• Salt. Add salt to warm water and rinse your mouth with it several times to disinfect the ulcer. You might also want to try rubbing salt on the wound, which will hurt a lot, but some people swear by this method.

• Toothpaste. Many people try toothpaste on their canker mouth sores. I have to admit that this has never worked for me and only resulted in further irritation of the white cankers. However, there are some new toothpaste formulas that are designed specifically for canker sores, so perhaps these would be worth trying.

• Chamomile tea. Another treatment for canker sores in mouth is tea. There are actually a number of teas that can be used, but chamomile seems to come up most often. It is soothing and helps reduce inflammation, which is rampant when you have canker mouth sores.

There are several other types of treatments that are medically designed, creams, pads and drops that can all be applied to your canker sores. However, the vast majority of these are simply designed to help reduce pain until the canker sores go away on their own, which usually takes 7-15 days, but can take as long as 30.

You really don’t want to deal with canker sore pain. Relief can be had through certain extracts, but this will only rid you of your sores for a short time. The real treatment for canker sores in mouth includes a method which will keep them from coming back.