How long does it take for your tongue to heal?

Question

hiya,i had some dental work done the other night,and was so numb after didn't realize the dentist had left a big sharp bit on my back tooth,and must have been rubbing my tongue all night so in morning was in agony,has cut and blistered all my tongue so hurts to move and cant speak properly,had to go to another dentist and have sharp bit filed off (how bad is that,my own dentist wouldn't even fit me in for another week though in agony and there fault! ) anyway,its still really bad though not rubbing on it anymore,wondered if anyone knew how long might take to heal? as out tom night been looking forward to for weeks,and if anything i can do to help it? sorry so long! :-)

thanks for any answers x

Answer 1

Gargle some salt water, should heal quickly now that its no longer being irritated by jagged tooth!  

Answer 2

few days at the worst....  tongue heal faster then any other body part

Answer 3

itll take about 4 or 5 days. if its cut maybe a week or more.

Answer 4

Salt water is nasty, and extremely painful

But it does work.

It will take 3-5 days, depending on the depth of the cut.

I know, they are terrible. One time I jumped my ATV and when I landed my head hit the handle bars.

Of course, my stupid self had my tongue sticking out and I bit off the entire top half of my tongue.

If I remember correctly it took about a week exactly.

Good luck!