Trental (pentoxifylline) for severe cases of recurrent canker sores

January 1996

Researchers are excited about using Trental (pentoxifylline) for severe cases of recurrent canker sores.

Infrequent canker sores usually respond to topical remedies...protective gels, anesthetics, and topical steroids.

But some patients get frequent, multiple sores that really make life miserable. Dentists and physicians often resort to systemic steroids...but the sores usually come back when the drug is stopped.

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