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What Causes Swelling Of Lips After Self Biting?

Hello for a few years now I have been biting my lip and it s been fine but today I bit my lip and now it s swollen up it s really painfull at first it went numb now it s hurting badly and it s pushing back on my teeth my lip has never swollen up before when I did it please can you help me
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Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query.
The swelling over the lower lip can be because of the inflammation secondary to trauma by biting the lips. The other possible cause can be a mucocele due to trauma.
Nothing to be panic, consult a oral physician and get it evaluated. If it is a inflammatory swelling, then you can take medicines like analgesics with antiinflammatory drugs like diclofenac 500mg BID and serratiopeptidase BID for 5 days respectively. If it is a mucocele then it has to be surgically excised.
Consult a oral physician and get it treated as early as possible.
Do saline gargling. i hope my answer will help you, take care.
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What Causes Swelling Of Lips After Self Biting?

Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The swelling over the lower lip can be because of the inflammation secondary to trauma by biting the lips. The other possible cause can be a mucocele due to trauma. Nothing to be panic, consult a oral physician and get it evaluated. If it is a inflammatory swelling, then you can take medicines like analgesics with antiinflammatory drugs like diclofenac 500mg BID and serratiopeptidase BID for 5 days respectively. If it is a mucocele then it has to be surgically excised. Consult a oral physician and get it treated as early as possible. Do saline gargling. i hope my answer will help you, take care.