Question:
Is there any cure or any real medicine to
help with cold sores that appear on people's
lips?
If it breaks out, does one cancel the dental
appointment?
Answer:
My 13-year-old son had a cold sore during our last visit to the dentist.
She did not object to treating him, and she gave him a prescription for
Zovirax ointment. Since then we have found that the Zovirax really
does make the cold sores clear up much faster (within a day or two,
compared to a week or 10 days normally
