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What Is The Remedy For Sore Hole On The Lip Which Was Bitten While Eating?

the other day i bit my lip really hard while eating, usually it will go away within a couple of hours or a day or so, but now its a really painful hole with a whole outline, it hurts to eat brush my teeth sometimes talk and drink, every once in a while my teeth would scrape it. Why did it get like this? how do i get rid of it?
Tue, 17 Dec 2013
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Hello and welcome to HCM,

I read your query and understood your concern.
You have what we call canker sore due to the bite.

Apply topical anesthetic like benzocaine gel / lidocaine gel over the sore before food/ brushing. Take oral antihistaminics and anti inflammatory like cetrizine and paracetamol/ ibuprofen.
Apply OTC medicines like milk of magnesia 3-4 times per day with cotton swabs. And try eating bland food for a while so that it doesnt get irritated further.

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What Is The Remedy For Sore Hole On The Lip Which Was Bitten While Eating?

Hello and welcome to HCM, I read your query and understood your concern. You have what we call canker sore due to the bite. Apply topical anesthetic like benzocaine gel / lidocaine gel over the sore before food/ brushing. Take oral antihistaminics and anti inflammatory like cetrizine and paracetamol/ ibuprofen. Apply OTC medicines like milk of magnesia 3-4 times per day with cotton swabs. And try eating bland food for a while so that it doesnt get irritated further. Hope I helped