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Mouth opening post extraction

2017-09-30 10:05:12
I am 24 yrs 10 months. It has been 3 weeks since my lower left wisdom tooth was extracted and even now my mouth opens only half the extent of what it would open naturally before the extraction. I am really getting worried now. Please help.
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No need to worry sometimes there was muscular trismus related to extraction.
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Take muscle relaxant
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Do heat fermentation externally in that particular area

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U start chewing chewing gum.. try to open as much as u can..if it's hurting a lot . Take muscle relaxant..

Answered2017-09-30 10:15:41

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No need to worry. Mouth opening may be reduced for sometime after extraction as the muscles go into a spasm. Please do hot water gargles with salt and exercise your mouth by trying to open it little by little , many times in a day.
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Within a week or so mouth opening will return to normal.

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