Putting salt is no doubt painful. But it's the fastest way for me. And like beck_ken said, no pain no gain.
The pain is only initially anyway, after that there's no pain edi. So when I have an ulcer, I put salt as many times as possible, mainly cause I like the feeling.
But I think too many times isn't good as the gum tends to become like.. I dunno how to put it in words.

yeah..it's hurt for the very first time. after few times apply will get used to it.

hahaha...last time when I applied it for the very first time. Pain till tears flooding my eyes already..hahaha

yea, oh yea, you apply and swallow it ah? bad for kidney right?

salt isn't all that bad. the food you take also has salt wan ma.
drink more water also la. after all, drink more water can help cure the ulcer too. If not mistaken, mouth ulcer is caused by too much heat in the stomach.

caused of 'heaty'
so you guys put every hour once or what? haha

use listerine.
put on a cotton wool and press it on the ulcer
try not to scream haha.
press and hold it until cant feel pain anymore
tmrw sure gone

wow the listerine techniq i 1st time heard, not bad. will try it now, currently i having ulcer inside throat, can call as sorethroat! can die.

if listerine costly, can try the guardian mourthwash, not bad to me.
watermelon powder is good too and effective, around 2-4days to cure.
as for salt.. cheap lo, directly put salt, or rinse salt water, also can cure, rinse more often.

if sorethroat, besides strepsils, i eat watermelon powder pills too, good. =)

try DIFFLAM...

its an anti-inflammatory lozenges (with antibacterial) that will relieves of painful inflamed sore throat..

very effective..the lozenge will numb it n u wont feel pain but just numb

but when i have ulcer i dont care it..

i will like try to bite bite bite till it burst n it cure by itself...

also no pain no gain method

i'll go buy difflam tomolo if cant cure yet.

ts hows ur ulcer?

get the Rasberry Sugar Freee cos it has anti-bacterial (stronger effects)

but the Lime doesnt have anti bacterial..

bought 1 box around RM 18-22 inside got 2 stripes... 1 strips = RM 9 if buy separately...

each stripes contains 8pcs of lozenges...

That's new! I'll try it next time I have an ulcer.

why listerine helps? what does it have in it to cure ulcers?

errr, I thought you can only gurgle listerine? Kenot swallow larh..

I think its help because it kills bacteria/germs?
i never swallow lah, haha, just gargle it, more on the throat there, then rinse out.

can meh? sure accidentally swallow de..

I accidentaly tergigit the right side of my mouth and now I'm having a huge ulcer because of that. Can't eat food, can't talk and can't even yawn!

This is the 3rd day I'm having that ulcer and the pain seems to be decreased 5% from that of yesterday. My GF gave me bonjela to apply on it but as usual, it was so painful for about 1 minute and then it became numb. 4 hours later, it started to be pain again and the same routine applies.

Haihz.. I hate ulcers! I rather have sorethroat than ulcers!

Lol! You're suppose to gargle at the lowest of your throat when you gargle listerine la. It works wonders when one is having sore throat.
Try Bactidol. The taste is horrible but it numbs the throat right after you gargle. Works very well for me.

If at the side of the mouth then salt will be damn painful. Try using oral paste. I don't like oral paste thou. Like something very kacau in my mouth.

lol, when u have sorethroat u will claim that u like ulcer more. haha.
both i hate!
for the bonjela, how soon can it cure ur ulcer?
u bite ur mouth when eating, either u talk alot during meal, or u getting heaty d, drink more water.

some further reading on mouth ulcer

here

actually about the healing part..it's all related to individual..some might take days..some might take week to weeks.

even doctor cant tell you or guarantee you when your ulcer will cured. when have ulcer..you must have lot of rest and sleep early so that the tissue can recover faster.

Just get some ulcer cream from the pharmacy. In my opinion, same as watermelon powder and better than salt.