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Suggest Remedy For Gash In The Lips Due To Hitting
My 7 yr old son hit his mouth this morning, lost a tooth and split his lip (inside of upper lip). The tooth was checked by dentist, it s fine it was a baby tooth and all came out. His pediatrician put a single stitch in his top lip where the gash was gaping on the inside of the mouth. This was at 3pm today. At dinner 7pm my son had soft meal and ate slowly. He pulled something off his tongue and it was a piece of stitch. It was a straight piece with no knot. Could the stitch have come untied? There is no bleeding now and I don t know if I should bring him to an oral surgeon.
Fri, 10 Oct 2014
Hi...I appreciate your observational capability in saying that - It was a straight piece with no knot. I suggest you try to see if the gaping is closed or open when your son is sleeping or if he is cooperative now itself. If it is gaping, I suggest you to go to the dental surgeon again. if not be rest assured as there bleeding also has arrested already.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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