LIQUORICE MOUTH WASHES AS TREATMENT FOR MOUTH ULCER

Background: Mouth ulcer is small painful ulcers which typically have a red border and yellow-gray centres. Mouth ulcers can be treated by topical antihistamines, antacids, and corticosteroids. The purpose of this study is to formulate the liquorice as mouth wash and to assess if the liquorice is effective in treatment of mouth ulcer or not. Method: The liquorice was extracted and formulated as mouth wash. Clinical trial was done by applied the mouth wash to patients suffering from stomatitis mouth ulcer. The patients were followed up for three days. Results:In most cases, patients felt better since the first day of treatment and complete healing was achieved by the end of day three. Conclusions: According to the results of the study, liquorice mouthwash is effective in treatment of stomatitis mouth ulcer Key Words: liquorice, Mouth ulcer, stomatitis