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Impacted wisdom tooth
Hi my sister has impacted wisdom toothache for the past three days. And she went dentist two days before. Doctor recommends to remove her impacted wisdom tooth. So she went clinic today and removed it and did stitches. She feels so much pain and not able to open her mouth even she had taken the pain killer tablets. When will she recover from that pain?
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Hi...first of all no need to worry.The pain and sweling is common after post extraction.Take medications properly as prescribed by ur dentist.Avoid eating in the extracted side and take soft diet for 1 week.Never do force gargling and irritate that area with tongue.
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If the pain is more visit ur dentist immediately so that they could increase the dosage of the medication.
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Advised to do regular dental check up and teeth cleaning every 6 months.
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It will take approx 2-3 days for her to start opening wide and rest depends on how extensive was the tooth removal procedure..
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Patient can have swelling and pain after surgical of impacted teeth but pain should be under control after taking medications.
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She can contact her dental surgeon for any change in medication or upload your prescription to me for guidance
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She should not be doing forceful gargling/ spitting for next two days
She should not be having hot/ warm food/liquid for next 24 hours
She should be having only soft and semi solid diet
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Do warm saline rinses 5-6 times daily for 3-4 days
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1) Add pinch of salt to lukewarm water and Do warm saline rinses 4-5 times a day for atleast 7-10 days.
2) the oral surgeon must have prescribed NSAID (painkiller), that needs to be taken duly.
3) Do not put any hot packs in the affected area
4) take non spicy and semi solid diet and avoid chewing from that area
Take care!
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Do warm saline rinses 6 to 8 times daily It will be alright in 3to 4 days.
Take prescribed medication regularly.
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Dr. Ankita Kanotra
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Bangalore
Well itâs absolutely normal to have swelling and pain for next 3-4 days as there would have been some amount of bone cutting involved. There is no need to panic. Both pain and swelling should come down from day 5.
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Complete your course of antibiotics and pain killers. Do warm water saline rinses 3-4 times a day preferably after a meal.
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