ouch this hurts! but not life treatening

[mike5721947]

i just got a good 3/8 or so cut on the inside of my cheek!
it feels about 1/8th deep or shallower.

what should i do to get it to heal faster ()its relly annoying and is still bleeding

its right near my bottomright wisdom tooth.
and i was flossing and my nail cut the skin (just cut my nails so they are sort of sharp)

[kornflakes28546]

that does sound like it hurt...put some gauze in there until the bleeding stops and just wait for it to heal. don't take asprin either, it'll just make the bleeding worse.

random fight club information... "A person can swallow a pint of blood before they get sick"

[pnoiSR20]

Originally Posted by kornflakes28546

that does sound like it hurt...put some gauze in there until the bleeding stops and just wait for it to heal. don't take asprin either, it'll just make the bleeding worse.

random fight club information... "A person can swallow a pint of blood before they get sick"

LOL....yeah thats true

[Ridenour]

yeh deffinately go with the gauze, and don't drink anything but water. Don't eat anything that requires excessive chewing either - avoid talking as well. These will all help to keep the gauze in place and will avoid stretching the tissue, so as to allow it to scab/heel faster. Stick to eating stuff like apple sauce, jello, ect. and nothin but water to drink

[mospeed1]

goto the local store and pic up a small tube of zilactin-b it's a gel that will form a fake layer of tissueto cover the cut area,,it will let the cut heal

it works great
or
gargle with listrene or hot water with some salt in it