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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
major healing in < 12 hrs. I think jesus invented these., December 21, 2007
After spending a full week in pain, to the point where 6-8 Advil a day made little difference, I read reviews for this product (in a different size) and decided to give it a try.
The box says it works best to prevent sores from forming, but it worked wonders on my fully-developed canker sore, which was about the size of a dime on the inside of my lower lip, and sliced through the middle so that nerve endings were exposed -- (sorry; I know that's really gross, but seriously, it was excruciating). After 2 hours I felt a numbing relief; after 6 hours I could tell the canker sore had started to heal over; and a few hours after that, the sore had developed a protective blister-like covering over it, and I could actually eat solid foods again after a week of Starbucks and Jamba Juice (boy was I hungry and cranky this week, esp. since even drinking through straws hurt).
I was diligent about putting the discs consecutively, using 5-6 in 10 hours -- the amazing recovery is well worth it. This product actually heals canker sores. The last product I used (Orabase by Colgate) actually aggravated the sore because it was essentially like applying nail glue to the raw surface -- incredibly painful and traumatic when it dislodged, which it did after 30 minutes at best.
Note: Cankermelts are not a liquid, but Necco Wafer-like discs, ranging from about 3/8" to 5/8" in diameter. Some may find them a bit awkward to manuveur at first, esp. if your sores are pretty small, but I encourage you to read the directions carefully, and give them a shot. In addition to actually healing the sores, the active ingredient in these are licorice root, not 2-octyl cyanoacrylate (aka nail glue) like in Orabase. I'll take a mild licorice taste over toxic glue any day. Whoever invented this product deserves a medal, or, at the very least (seeing as no "healer of disgusting canker sores" medal exists), to sell a billion of these. I'm stocking up on them like Cold-Eeze.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Most effective treatment I've found., July 21, 2008
I've suffered with canker sore for years. I've learned some of my triggers, such as sodium lauryl sulfate (I switched to JASON toothpastes) and ibuprofen (Advil) makes them much worse.
I've tried all of the over the counter treatments. Some of the other products help with the pain, but this is the only one I have found which TRULY shortens the course of the canker sores.
Sometimes they are painful on application, if the sore has progressed too far, but the pain goes away pretty quickly, and soon becomes much less than it was before applying the disc. This isn't a problem if I catch the sore early. No matter how bad the sore, and I had some almost as big as the disc, they are either completely gone or nearly so within three days, without fail.
I can't recommend Cankermelts enough. Please try them, as I'm sure you will be impressed. I also want everyone to know about these, so that they don't end up going off the market. I don't want to live without these little things!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely WORK for me! , January 31, 2009
I've suffered with canker sores for over 20 years. Tried all kinds of things. CankerMelts absolutely WORK for me. I've used them repeatedly for over a year now and I will NEVER allow my supply to run out! It's true, they're not without their downsides (the sort of licorice-coffee taste, the slimy feel in your mouth after a few hours, getting in the way when trying to eat or drink) but compare that to the PAIN and suffering I endured for sometimes weeks at time before, I'll take CankerMelts any day, thank you VERY much. I rarely have to use them more than a couple days in a row now, and I also think the frequency of my canker sores has slowed. By the way, these used to be available at the CVS stores in my area, however, I haven't seen them there now for sometime...I just hope and pray I can always buy them online somewhere, or I don't know what I'll do!
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