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I have a wound on the inside of my cheek, which I suspect might be from accidentally biting it. The wound is painful, especially when it touches my teeth sometimes. The pain then radiates to my cheek, the side of my head and even to some of my teeth. I would like to know how to treat it and if it requires medical attention, Thank you.
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Hi.. if the wound is on cheek and if it was caused by accidental cheek bite then usually it will heal but in your case it is paining and that too you are experiencing radiating pain which indicates infection. So try not to chew from that side, apply topical antibiotic gel on the wound area, check for any sharp tooth adjacent to the wound area.
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Maintain oral hygiene, rinse after every meal, use mouthwash for 1 week atleast.
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If the pain is not getting reduced then best to visit a dentist. If there is any sharp tooth associated with the wound area the dentist will smoothen it off
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It might be cheek bite or pericoronitis please share the photograph of the concerned region, so we can diagnose it better.
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Upon review these were the findings-
C/c- Pain on the inner side of cheek due to injury.
Cause of the wound-injured from bite? and close to buccal teeth
Upper or lower?
Elaborately these are to be done for-
Dental checkup
Xray irt affected teeth region
Provisional diagnosis-
Upper? Superior alveolar nerve involvement-xray for teeth condition intact pulp, dentin, enamel
or?
Lower? Inferior alveolar and mandibular nerve injury? Xray for teeth condition?
Differential diagnosis-
Dental caries? affecting pulp
Cheek bite from sharp buccal teeth-redesigning and reshaping of teeth i.e sharp cusps
Diagnostic tests-
Bite check for sharp points
I/o examination of affected cheek
Treatment advise for-
Review and advise
Prognosis-
Good
Next Steps
clinical visit for check
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sharp teeth for prolonged duration cause soft tissue mucosal injury and precancerous lesion
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Dr. Pia Patel
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14 yrs exp
Chennai
Hi,
Share picture.
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