cut now swollen...

[ms_sweet]

I was eating chips last night and some how when I bit one the tiny corner piece went under the edge of my gum on the back of one of my front teeth. It doesn't really hurt at all but I woke up and just that little section is swollen. I am not sure what the best thing to do is. I don't have dental so I didn't want to go for them to just tell me it is fine and that it is normal i did stab my gums with a chip and it will be okay, but at the same time I dont know how serious something like that is. i used mouth wash twice since I woke up this morning.

[ms_sweet]

thanks everyone ! it is already getting better , i guess i had never done that before and was not sure that it was supose to be that bad !!

[mammo]

We all cut our gums at some point, and like any cut especially in the mouth it will swell.  Keep rinsing it well and it should be just fine.

[mammo]

Rinse your mouth  3-4 times a day with hydrogen peroxide, it will foam out any chips pieces still in there and keep infection from setting in.