Rinse your mouth with cool water
Suck on ice chips or popsicles
Avoid hot, spicy, acidic, salty, or rough foods
Avoid alcohol and tobacco
Drink plenty of water
Use...
Sip cool water
Suck on ice chips
Eat soft, cool foods
Avoid hot foods and drinks
Avoid spicy, acidic, and salty foods
Avoid alcohol and tobacco
Rinse with cool salt...
Follow your dentist’s or surgeon’s instructions exactly
Keep the area clean with gentle saltwater rinses after 24 hours
Brush and floss carefully, avoiding the stitches
Eat soft,...
Rinse gently with warm salt water several times a day
Keep the mouth clean by brushing softly with a soft-bristled toothbrush
Avoid spicy, acidic, salty, or...
Rinse with warm salt water several times a day
Rinse with a baking soda solution
Use an over-the-counter numbing gel or oral pain reliever
Apply a protective...
Rinse your mouth gently with cool water
Hold ice chips or a cold compress against the tongue
Avoid spicy, salty, acidic, and hot foods and drinks
Eat...
Rinse your mouth gently with warm salt water several times a day
Keep the area clean by brushing carefully with a soft toothbrush
Avoid spicy, acidic,...
Rinse with warm salt water 3–4 times a day
Rinse with a baking soda solution
Use an over-the-counter oral numbing gel
Apply a protective oral paste or...
Rinse with warm salt water several times a day
Rinse with a baking soda solution
Use an over-the-counter numbing gel or oral pain reliever
Apply a protective...
I can’t help with getting thrush in your mouth.
If you meant how to recognize oral thrush, common signs include white patches, soreness, redness, and...
Treat the underlying cause
Recover from a cold, flu, or COVID-19
Stop smoking or vaping
Reduce alcohol use
Maintain good oral hygiene
Brush teeth and tongue regularly
Floss daily
Stay hydrated
Rinse...
Rinse with warm salt water several times a day
Use a baking soda rinse
Avoid spicy, acidic, salty, and rough foods
Eat soft, cool foods
Drink plenty of...
Drink plenty of water
Rinse your mouth with plain water
Brush your teeth and tongue gently
Floss to remove trapped food
Use alcohol-free mouthwash
Chew sugar-free gum
Avoid salty, spicy,...
Rinse your mouth with warm salt water several times a day
Rinse with a baking soda solution
Avoid spicy, acidic, salty, and rough foods
Drink cool water...
See a dentist or doctor for confirmation and treatment
Use prescribed antifungal medicine exactly as directed
Rinse your mouth after using inhaled corticosteroids
Brush your teeth and...
Keep the area clean and dry
Avoid touching, picking, or popping the sore
Apply petroleum jelly or a lip balm to prevent cracking
Use a cold compress...
Use an antiviral medicine as prescribed by a doctor
Start treatment as early as possible
Rinse with warm salt water
Use an alcohol-free mouth rinse
Avoid spicy, acidic,...
Start antiviral treatment as soon as tingling, burning, or itching begins
Use docosanol cream as directed on the package
Ask a doctor about prescription antivirals such...
Rinse your mouth with warm salt water several times a day
Avoid spicy, acidic, hot, or crunchy foods
Keep good oral hygiene with gentle brushing and...
Rinse your mouth with warm salt water several times a day
Use a baking soda rinse
Avoid spicy, acidic, salty, and crunchy foods
Drink plenty of water
Brush...
Rinse with warm salt water several times a day
Avoid spicy, acidic, salty, and crunchy foods
Use a soft-bristled toothbrush
Keep the mouth clean and brush gently
Apply...
Use an over-the-counter antiviral cream at the first sign of tingling
Apply cold compresses to reduce pain and swelling
Keep the area clean and dry
Avoid touching,...
Apply an over-the-counter antiviral cream with docosanol as soon as you feel tingling
Use prescription antiviral medicine if prescribed by a healthcare professional
Keep the area...
Brush teeth twice daily with fluoride toothpaste
Floss daily
Clean the tongue with a tongue scraper or toothbrush
Rinse with alcohol-free mouthwash
Drink plenty of water
Chew sugar-free gum...
Keep the corners of the mouth clean and dry
Apply a bland barrier ointment such as petroleum jelly frequently
Use an antifungal cream if yeast infection...
Wash your hands
Sit upright and lean slightly forward
Rinse your mouth gently with cold water
Apply firm pressure to the bleeding area with clean gauze or...
Sleep on your back or side with your head slightly elevated
Treat nasal congestion, allergies, or sinus problems
Practice swallowing more often during the day
Keep your...
Start antiviral treatment as soon as tingling or burning begins
Use docosanol cream or an antiviral cream if available
Apply a cold compress for short periods
Keep...
Do not try to squeeze it out yourself
Stop pressing or poking the area
Sip water frequently
Suck on sugar-free sour candy or lemon drops
Apply a warm...
Rinse with warm salt water several times a day
Rinse with a baking soda solution
Avoid spicy, acidic, salty, and crunchy foods
Drink cool water and stay...
See a dentist or doctor for confirmation and treatment
Use prescribed antifungal medicine exactly as directed
Complete the full course of treatment
Rinse your mouth after using...
Rinse with warm salt water several times a day
Rinse with baking soda mixed in water
Avoid spicy, acidic, salty, and rough foods
Use a soft-bristled toothbrush
Avoid...
Use an over-the-counter antiviral cream as soon as tingling starts
Apply cold compresses to reduce pain and swelling
Keep the area clean and dry
Avoid picking, squeezing,...
