A week ago tomorrow, my husband had a procedure done to have a crown placed.  The dentist accidentally cut the lingual side of his tongue.  The dentist did put stitches in it.  However, the pain has not  gotten any better and there is still a gaping hole.  The stitches have since dissolved.  He is unable to eat any solid food for fear of getting anything in this hole.  He also has a great deal of pain when swallowing.  The dentist did not really explain what he should do to care for this.  He did prescribe hydrocodone, which he still has most of the pills.  Just not sure where to go from here. Any suggestions.  To add to the situation/we are in a state of emergency due to the weather--so the dentist he went to is not available to call.
Dear user, thanks for using Chat Doctor, I had gone through your query and understand your concerns.don't worry it can happen, wound healing depends on so many factors likes age, vascularity site, stress,caring of wound etc., You need to gargle of salt water 5-6 times of a day, it helps to heal your wound, Take soft diet, and try to your tongue don't touch your teeth also, Take some painkiller and multivitamins, Dont be stress, Wish you good health, Take care