Canker sores are vexing and common. The reason they occur isn’t clear, but your toothpaste could be a factor. An ingredient often used to make toothpaste foamy, sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), has been ...

Sanna Charlie, DDS, is a San Francisco-based general restorative dentist and an assistant clinical professor for the Preventative and Restorative Dental Sciences at UCSF School of Dentistry. She is ...

When it comes to canker sores (also known as aphthous ulcers), Elizabeth Graves, a registered dental hygienist and founder of Take Home Smile, tells Mic: “Although you cannot speed up the healing ...

If you’ve been periodically rocking canker sores on your inner lips, then it might have to do with the kind of toothpaste you’re using. Yes, it seems unfair that you, being a responsible oral ...

Dear Dr. Reitz: My 22-year-old daughter frequently gets oral ulcers. The ulcers, also called canker sores, occur in different areas of her mouth, last for about 10 days then are gone for a few months ...

Toothpaste is a daily staple in more than 300 million Americans’ oral hygiene routines, and more people are looking for sustainable oral care products that are made with safe ingredients and reusable ...

NBC Select independently determines what we cover and recommend. When you click on or buy through our links, we earn a commission. Learn more. Using toothpaste made with fluoride is the key to ...

Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) is an ingredient commonly found in beauty and cleaning products. It may cause side effects like ...