How Is a Canker Sore Diagnosed?

 

If you see your doctor or dentist about the pain caused by your canker sores, he or she will do a physical exam by looking in your mouth to diagnose the canker sores. He or she may also perform a skin biopsy as part of the diagnosis process.

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REFILE: Recurrent mouth ulcers suggest celiac disease

June 30, 2009 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A minority of patients with recurrent mouth sores (aphthous stomatitis) have gluten-sensitive enteropathy, making evaluation for celiac disease appropriate in this population, according to a new study in BMC Gastroenterology.

Recurrent month ulcers suggest celiac disease

June 29, 2009 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A minority of patients with recurrent mouth sores (aphthous stomatitis) have gluten-sensitive enteropathy, making evaluation for celiac disease appropriate in this population, according to a new study in BMC Gastroenterology.

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