What are the dangers of biting the flesh inside your mouth?

Biting your lips while eating is a very common symptom. Generally, this phenomenon occurs when you are getting angry or in a bad mood. If this happens frequently, you may have the habit of closing your lips. If you are in the habit of closing your lips, it is best to eat slowly, one bite at a time, and don't be in a hurry when eating. This way, you won't bite your lips.

Why do we bite ourselves when we eat?

1. Fat tongue. Some people are fatter, so naturally their tongue will be fatter than other people, so the probability of being bitten will definitely be higher. Some people are gifted and can lick the tip of their nose with their tongue by opening their mouths. These people are also prone to biting themselves.

2. Not concentrating on eating. Modern young people like to play with mobile phones while eating, as if the mobile phone is the side dish. This will cause your attention not to be focused on eating, making it easy for you to bite yourself.

3. Poor tooth growth. Our normal tooth arrangement is that the upper teeth cover the lower teeth. If someone has a narrow upper dental arch and the distance to the tongue is closer, it will be easier to bite the tongue when eating. (People with this condition usually have slightly buckled, convex teeth.)

4. Missing teeth generally occur more frequently in middle-aged and elderly people. For example, if you lose a molar at the back of your mouth, the cheek in that area will grow into the space where the tooth is missing because there is no cover, so the cheek will often be in "close contact" with the teeth next to it.

5. Insufficient rest When you don’t get enough rest, your nerves will not be able to control the muscles to perform regular chewing activities, so the chances of biting your tongue and mouth are greater at this time.

6. Getting angry causes swelling on both sides of the teeth, making it easy to bite yourself when eating.

7. It is normal to bite your tongue occasionally due to illness, but if you bite it suddenly every few days, you should be careful, as it may remind you that there is something wrong with your body.

The normal movement of the tongue is controlled by the nervous system. If there is a problem in any one of the links, the movement of the tongue will be affected.

The first situation is a problem with tongue movement.

The second situation is sensory impairment of the tongue and mouth, which becomes numb and lacks feeling.

The third situation is the disorder of the motor nerves of chewing and tongue, so it is often bitten.

Common problems may be cerebral infarction and stroke; more serious problems may be cerebral hemorrhage, hemiplegia, and tumors.

Tips:

If your tongue is bitten and the injury is severe, first rinse your mouth with cold water immediately to remove any food debris. You can hold an ice cube in your mouth to promote blood vessel contraction and stop bleeding. Eat warm, soft and light food for the next 2-3 days, avoid irritating food, and pay attention to oral hygiene.