My 1 1/2 year old got hit my a beach ball and bit the inside of her cheek. It was swollen and has a hard lump. It has been almost two weeks and today it swelled up again and the outside of the cheek is red, Is it time to take her to the doctor and who should I take her to?
Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The swelling and redness over the cheek can be secondary to the trauma by the ball resulting in soft tissue injury or hard tissues injuries (fractured tooth or bone). Nothing to be panic, consult a pediatric dental surgeon and get it evaluated. Meanwhile you can take a course of antibiotics like amoxicillin and analgesics like ibuprofen(if you are not allergic). Once the diagnosis is confirmed, we can manage accordingly. I hope I have answered your query, take care.