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Question: Hi,
While playing my son's tongue got deep wound of his tooth and there is deep scar in the middle of tongue and there was lots of bleeding last night, so rushed him to nearest pediatrician who advised him the following:
Moxclov 228.5 mg thrice daily
Imol 7.5 ml thrice daily
Betadine mouth rinse after each liquid diet
Now his wound is automatically joined without any stitches but still he is unable to eat but only taking liquid diet, could you please advise the following;
1)Is the current medicines being given right line of treatment for 3 days
2)How long does it take for him to start normal diet
3)Will there be any issues due to this injury in future
4)Does he need to apply any gel on the tongue or saliva will help it automatically
5)What should be the correct approach to handle such accidents in home i mean what all basic medicines one must keep so that to avoid bleeding.
6)Any side effects and what is the use of these medicines?
Thanks.
While playing my son's tongue got deep wound of his tooth and there is deep scar in the middle of tongue and there was lots of bleeding last night, so rushed him to nearest pediatrician who advised him the following:
Moxclov 228.5 mg thrice daily
Imol 7.5 ml thrice daily
Betadine mouth rinse after each liquid diet
Now his wound is automatically joined without any stitches but still he is unable to eat but only taking liquid diet, could you please advise the following;
1)Is the current medicines being given right line of treatment for 3 days
2)How long does it take for him to start normal diet
3)Will there be any issues due to this injury in future
4)Does he need to apply any gel on the tongue or saliva will help it automatically
5)What should be the correct approach to handle such accidents in home i mean what all basic medicines one must keep so that to avoid bleeding.
6)Any side effects and what is the use of these medicines?
Thanks.
Brief Answer:
He will be well soon.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
As per your description, your son had mild to moderate injury to his tongue.Tongue has very rich blood supply .So, injury to it will produce bleeding.
I had sutured many cases of tongue lacerations. In one patient,half of the tongue was cut.But, he recovered very well after suturing.
So, as the bleeding has stopped, nothing to worry.
I will answer your questions point to point.
1.He has given appropriate medicines. Apart from paracetamol, I will add anti inflammatory agent like Ibuprofen/ Aceclofenac to my patients.
2.It will take 5-7 days for him to start normal diet.
3.In future, there should be no problem.
4.There is no need to apply any gel or Ointment.
5.You should have Sterile gauze pad and cotton in the house. The main concern is bleeding. It will be reduced by pressure of the bleeding area with gauze.
6. First one is Antibiotic which prevents infection. Second one is painkiller. Mouth gargle is an antiseptic.
As there is no active bleeding, nothing to worry. It will heal fast.
I wish him good health and speedy recovery.
If you have any questions, I will clarify further.
Regards
He will be well soon.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
As per your description, your son had mild to moderate injury to his tongue.Tongue has very rich blood supply .So, injury to it will produce bleeding.
I had sutured many cases of tongue lacerations. In one patient,half of the tongue was cut.But, he recovered very well after suturing.
So, as the bleeding has stopped, nothing to worry.
I will answer your questions point to point.
1.He has given appropriate medicines. Apart from paracetamol, I will add anti inflammatory agent like Ibuprofen/ Aceclofenac to my patients.
2.It will take 5-7 days for him to start normal diet.
3.In future, there should be no problem.
4.There is no need to apply any gel or Ointment.
5.You should have Sterile gauze pad and cotton in the house. The main concern is bleeding. It will be reduced by pressure of the bleeding area with gauze.
6. First one is Antibiotic which prevents infection. Second one is painkiller. Mouth gargle is an antiseptic.
As there is no active bleeding, nothing to worry. It will heal fast.
I wish him good health and speedy recovery.
If you have any questions, I will clarify further.
Regards
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