Canker Sore


Canker Sore Self Test

The following self test involves some questions that if answered yes, may signify that you have a greater risk of developing painful, annoying canker sores that affect about 20 percent of Americans at one time or another:

1. Do you frequently eat hot, spicy and abrasive foods?

2. Do you have a high level of physical and/or emotional stress?

3. Do you wear removable dental appliances that are ill-fitting or worn?

4. Do you have a poor nutritional diet?

5. Do you frequently have gastrointestinal problems that cause you to have difficulty digesting certain foods?

6. Do you frequently have allergic reactions to certain foods?

7. Do you have a medical condition that has compromised your natural immune system?

8. Are you near or in your monthly menstrual cycle?

9. Do you have other family members who frequently have canker sores?

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