/oss/taxonomy/term/2574/all en /oss/article/did-you-know-health/not-all-canker-sores-are-really-canker-sores <p><span>Sores inside the mouth are commonly called canker sores, but only some of them truly are. Mouth ulcers, these painful spots that seem to crop up randomly, can be caused by two things- local trauma (like braces rubbing or biting your cheek), or aphthous stomatitis. </span><span>Apthous stomatitis is a common, non-severe condition characterized by the regular recurrence of mouth ulcers, called (when they originate from this condition) canker sores. </span></p> Sat, 01 Jul 2017 14:31:06 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 2561 at /oss