Kank-A is an American brand of liquid

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product marketed by

Blistex Blistex, Incorporate is an American consumer products company headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. Founded in 1947 in the business of developing and marketing lip care products, its offerings have grown to include other brands including Odor- ...

used primarily to treat

canker sores A plant canker is a small area of dead tissue, which grows slowly, often over years. Some cankers are of only minor consequence, but others are ultimately lethal and therefore can have major economic implications for agriculture and horticultur ...

. It is applied directly on the sore and works by numbing the local area (with

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) to prevent discomfort and forming a protective mucous barrier with a compound benzoin tincture that protects the ulcer from further irritation, allowing it to heal more rapidly. As of 2014, Kank-A comes in two varieties, the original providing oral pain relief against canker sores, and a soft gel that provides oral pain relief of toothaches.

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