Suggest Treatment For Sore Inside The Mouth Due To Tongue Bite

Posted on Wed, 14 Jan 2015

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Question : I was eating a lot of sunflower seeds salted and about three weeks ago bit down on my tongue side and know have a what feels like a sore with a white ring around it

Answered by Dr. Sumit Bhatti (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Tongue bite. Should heal on its own soon.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for your query.

1. That would be a tongue bite.

2. The delicate lining tends to break down causing a ulcer. the action of saliva cause the white ring like appearance. This is normal.

3. Treat it like a common apthous ulcer and it should heal on its own soon. Continue the oral rinse. Use medical grade glycerin or amlexanox gel locally as a barrier to speed up healing and reduce pain and discomfort. Diet should be bland.

4. You may also get it examined if it persists for another couple of weeks as direct observation is the best way to judge if any intervention is require. If you upload a close-up image, it will help.

I hope that I have answered your query. If you have any more questions I will be available to answer them.

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar