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I bit my tongue and it got cut and now is a white bump and it hurts is there a way to make it stop hurting so bad and would it be bad to peal the bump?

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Leave it alone: Try a salt water to rinse the mouth. And see doctor if not going away.

Answered 8/16/2017

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