Tag: cold sores

Canker Sores

Post author By Dr. Dwight Rastetter
Post date March 19, 2013
Categories In Oral Health

If you’ve ever had a canker sore, you know they can be very painful. Canker sores are very common. There is no known cause of these painful sores, but they are often attributed to such things as acidic foods or trauma such as biting the inside of the lip. Canker sores are formally known as […]

COLD SORES

Post author By Dr. Dwight Rastetter
Post date August 6, 2012
Categories In Dentistry

If you’ve ever had a cold sore, you know how annoying they can be. Unfortunately, if you’ve had one, you’ve probably had several. Cold sores, also known as Herpes Labialis, show up as a sore, blistered area on or around the lips. Cold sores are caused by the Herpes Simplex Virus. This virus is contagious […]