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Question: My friend shoved his hand in my mouth very forcefully and immediate pain occurred. I had a look and there was some blood and a large gash on my frenulum. The "string" that attatched my tongue to my mouth is gone. I do not know what to do. Will it heal? There is immense amount of pain and when I felt the bottom of my tongue with the tip of my tongue, the bottom part of the string wasn't there. As you can see in the picture, the wound is at the bottom, we asked another doctor and he said, "if duct of sublingual is safe, do not worry" i looked up the gland and i am pretty sure i still have it intact. I am still producing saliva very well if that is what it means. please help, thank you.
Brief Answer:
do not worry
Detailed Answer:
Hi and welcome to healthcaremagic,
I have seen the picture you posted.
The wound appears to be superficial, so do not worry, It will heal soon.
You can use any pain killers like Tylenol or ibuprofen after checking the dose appropriate for you.
Remember to gargle with chlorhexidene mouth wash 3 times daily for 4 days.
Regards,
Dr Rajkishori Godhi (MS ENT)
do not worry
Detailed Answer:
Hi and welcome to healthcaremagic,
I have seen the picture you posted.
The wound appears to be superficial, so do not worry, It will heal soon.
You can use any pain killers like Tylenol or ibuprofen after checking the dose appropriate for you.
Remember to gargle with chlorhexidene mouth wash 3 times daily for 4 days.
Regards,
Dr Rajkishori Godhi (MS ENT)
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Dr. Shanthi.E
THANK YOU SO MUCH, this has worried me a lot. I hope you know what you're talking about, thank you again, hit me up you approximately chill nogger
but really this helped a lot, i will try to use mouth wash, do you think a lot of pain is normal, and do you think i should see a doctor?
but really this helped a lot, i will try to use mouth wash, do you think a lot of pain is normal, and do you think i should see a doctor?
Brief Answer:
pain normal
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for the follow up,
Lot of Pain is normal in injuries in the oral cavity since it has a rich nerve supply.
Yes, I would advise you to see a doctor. It is always safer to do so.
Regards,
Dr Rajkishori Godhi
pain normal
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for the follow up,
Lot of Pain is normal in injuries in the oral cavity since it has a rich nerve supply.
Yes, I would advise you to see a doctor. It is always safer to do so.
Regards,
Dr Rajkishori Godhi
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Dr. Pradeep Vitta
is it bad if i wait two or three days before i see a doctor, and do you know about what over the counter medicine to use before i do see a doctor? Thank you so much again the pain has gone down since i have slept on it
Brief Answer:
Can try ibuprofen or naproxen (if pain is bad)
Detailed Answer:
I am sorry for replying late as I was busy with other professional obligations. It is better to see the doctor sooner. Regarding the second question, you can try ibuprofen twice daily (if pain is mild to moderate) and naproxen twice daily (if pain is bad).
Take care
Can try ibuprofen or naproxen (if pain is bad)
Detailed Answer:
I am sorry for replying late as I was busy with other professional obligations. It is better to see the doctor sooner. Regarding the second question, you can try ibuprofen twice daily (if pain is mild to moderate) and naproxen twice daily (if pain is bad).
Take care
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Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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