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Wisdom tooth extraction.
Hello sir / mam.i did my wisdom tooth extraction on last week ..it was a horizontal one...omfs removed both upper and lower third molar teeth . Now it's been a week ..but the swelling only partially reduced ...and I feel so tight around left cheek due to swelling...pain is common till now? When should I stop worrying about dry socket...I am going to remove my suture on 10 th day...what should I do to reduce swelling heat or ice packs??
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You can ice pack the area. If the swelling is not reducing till the 7th day visit the dentist again.
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Do not use heat pad on face.
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Swelling and discomfort after horizontally impacted tooth is very common
Please do some mouth opening exercises, very mild to increase the mouth opening and reduce the discomfort and muscle tightness
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After wisdom tooth removal, swelling and discomfort can still be present after 1 week, especially after removal of a horizontally placed tooth. Swelling usually starts reducing gradually, but it can sometimes take 1–2 weeks to settle completely. Feeling some tightness in the cheek can also happen due to the swelling.
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Continue following the medicines and instructions given by your oral surgeon. Since you are already one week after surgery, you can usually start using warm salt-water rinses gently after meals, if your surgeon has advised that the extraction site is healing normally. Keep your scheduled visit for suture removal on day 10. Your surgeon can also check the extraction site and healing at that appointment.
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At this stage, warm compresses over the cheek can be more helpful for stiffness and swelling than ice. Avoid pressing or massaging the extraction area. Keep the area clean, eat soft foods and avoid smoking/tobacco.
Dry socket usually causes increasing, throbbing pain, often with pain spreading toward the ear/temple and an unpleasant taste or smell. If your pain is gradually improving, dry socket is less likely.
Please contact your surgeon sooner if swelling is increasing rather than decreasing, you develop fever, pus/bad taste, severe worsening pain, difficulty swallowing/breathing, or difficulty opening your mouth.
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Hlo mam…..kindly answer to some of my questions:-
R u experiencing throbbing pain or mild to moderate pain?
R u having fever on and off?
How much swelling has reduced?
Is the cheek tightness has increased in 1 week?
Kindly answer all these questions so that i can guide u more appropriately.
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Dr. Kavitha Rajendra
Dentist
22 yrs exp
Bangalore
You need not worry about dry socket unless you have any underlying medical conditions Diabetes, which is uncontrolled. Do jaw opening and closing excercises and hope you have taken the medications as recommended by your doctor, rinse your mouth frequently with warm salt water and see your doctor at the earliest if pain and swelling persist.
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rinse your mouth frequently with warm salt water and see your doctor at the earliest if pain and swelling persist.
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