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ELI5 Why we don't form scabs inside our mouth if we get a cut/burn

So I got a cut inside my mouth the other day and I was curious why a scab never formed, but it still is healing.

I thought scabs were essential for a wound to properly heal so why dont they show up?
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A scab is just the blood that has come to the surface and clots. A cut in your mouth doesn't form a scab because the blood on the surface gets washed away by your saliva. The clots that stops the bleeding are small andare in the inside the cut and therefor don't form a visible scab.