What to do if a child scratches the inside of his mouth

Children with cuts on the inner wall of the mouth can be treated by adjusting the diet, local cold compresses, pressure to stop bleeding, and medical stitches.
1. Adjust the diet: after the child’s mouth wall cut, should be light liquid or semi-fluid food, do not let the baby eat too hot, too hard and other foods, to avoid stimulation of the wound.
2. Local cold compresses: If the wound in the mouth is shallow, bleeding is not much, you can use ice cubes, cold towels and other local cold compresses to promote hemostasis, but also can use cold saline gargle to prevent oral mucosal infection.
3. Pressure to stop bleeding: If the wound on the inner wall of the mouth is large, especially in the case of heavy bleeding, you can use gauze to apply appropriate pressure, which will help to stop bleeding temporarily.
4. Suture: For more serious wounds on the inner wall of the mouth, medical examination should be carried out by a professional doctor to disinfect and clean the wound and suture, and to take good care of the wound to prevent infection.
Patients are advised to maintain oral hygiene, eat a light diet, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, and pay attention to observing the changes in the affected area for regular checkups.