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Have a small cut on the corner of my mouth from drooling, it cracks and hurts when i open my mouth, how can i help heal this?
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Vaseline: Putting some vaseline or similar ointment will stop you from touching it with your tongue and protect it from drool. Go easy on the vaseline.
Answered 1/5/2014
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Yeast: These kind of injuries often get infected with yeast and anti-fungal cream or ointment must be used to heal it up.
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