Burns to tongue and palate

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Hot pizza
Hot pizza

Hot drinks, pies, and other pizzas regularly burn people's mouths. Just as with any other burns, there are certain rules.

Minor burns in the mouth may not be treated. Drink a glass of something cool immediately after the burn.

On the first day, it hurts the most, so it will be useful to eat ice cream, drink cold drinks or dissolve pieces of ice.

Burn the mouth
Burn the mouth

Continue drinking something non-hot and non-acidic regularly throughout the day. The liquid relieves pain in the mouth and flushes away germs. This is important because if an infection settles on the damaged area, it will take longer to heal.

Use chlorhexidine rinse as an antibacterial agent. Do not use alcohol-based rinse aid.

Do not drink or eat anything hot. It increases burn and pain.

You can rinse your mouth with saline. Salt is a natural antibacterial agent. In addition, rinsing with a mild salt solution will reduce pain.

Gargle with mild salt solution
Gargle with mild salt solution

People with mouth burns often have chapped lips and corners of the mouth. You need to lubricate these places with hygienic lipstick or petroleum jelly.

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It is advisable to avoid sour and spicy foods.

The teeth will have to be cleaned gently and preferably with a soft toothbrush.

Children

There are features of mouth burns in children. Children sometimes burn their epiglottis with hot drinks. Then you get the same croup with wheezing and vulture, which you have to take to the hospital. Many parents have already encountered him during a cold. So do not be surprised if a child scalds his mouth with something hot and gets something that looks like a croup. He is also being treated at the hospital. If you hear a familiar wheeze, then call an ambulance.

There are no magic remedies for mouth burns. It will hurt for a while.

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