07/17/2020
Canker sores form in the softer areas inside the mouth, such as the tongue, cheeks, lips, and soft palate β which is at the back of the roof of the mouth.
Cold sores are a form of the herpes simplex virus and once the virus enters the body, it never leaves.
Learn more about these two oral issues and see how to differentiate them.
Canker sores form in the mouth and cold sores form in, on, or around it. The two have different causes, symptoms, and treatments. Learn more here.