Cankermelts^® Clinically Proven Natural Treatment for

Canker Sores Now Available Through Select Nutrition

Oral medicated patch delivers fast, targeted pain relief and healing.
Now available nationwide at local health food stores.

  BELLEVUE, Wash. (February 28, 2006)  Orahealth USA, Inc., a privately held company specializing in over-the-counter canker sore and mouth sore medications, today announced that Select Nutrition Distributors, a division of United Natural Foods, will provide nation-wide distribution of Cankermelts^® Natural-GX to health food stores.  This clinically proven treatment combines a patented time-release oral medicated patch with the proven natural remedy glycyrrhiza (licorice) extract (GX).  Cankermelts delivers fast, targeted pain relief and speeds healing without numbing or mess. 

Research has shown that Cankermelts relieves pain in minutes and speeds the healing of canker sores.  In a clinical study, sufferers using Cankermelts on a sore at least 16 hours per day reported healing times between one and three days for 98% of the ulcers treated.  Michael Martin, DMD, PhD, associate professor, Department of Oral Medicine, University of Washington commented “These results are remarkable considering the typical healing time for mouth ulcers is between seven to 14 days.”  According to Jeff Haley , founder and chief science officer of Orahealth USA, Inc. and lifelong canker sore sufferer, Cankermelts patented delivery system ensures that the medicated disc – slightly smaller than a dime – adheres inside the mouth on or near the sore without impeding normal functions such as talking, chewing and swallowing. 

“The goals of any mouth ulcer treatment should be to relieve pain and speed healing,” said Haley.  “Cankermelts naturally dissolve over two to six hours and continuously deliver medicine that promotes healing and provides targeted pain relief without the unpleasant taste or numbing sensation associated with traditional liquids and gels.”

This proven natural treatment will now be available to consumers nationwide at local health food stores.

About Orahealth USA, Inc.

Orahealth USA, Inc., a privately-held OTC medication company that specializes in treating diseases of the mouth, is committed to providing the most effective treatments for the more than 50 million canker sore sufferers nationwide.  Orahealth was founded in 2002 by Jeff Haley after creating Cankermelts.  Cankermelts is the only canker sore treatment to deliver the traditional herbal medicine glycyrrhiza extract (licorice) with an exclusive patented, time-released oral medicated disc.  A center of innovation for the treatment of canker sores and other ordinary mouth ulcers, Orahealth is based in Bellevue , Washington .