Jaw stiffness after wisdom teeth extraction?!

Jaw stiffness after wisdom teeth extraction?

I got my wisdom teeth out 7 days ago and my jaw is still really sitff, I can maybe open it a little bit more, but still not a whole lot, how long does this normally last? anyone know?

Jaw stiffness after having wisdom teeth out is usually caused by trauma to the muscles attached to the jaw (called trismis). It causes the muscle to spasm and stops the mouth opening (natures way of preventing further injury). Its a pretty awful thing to have (I had it too) but it usually subsides anywhere from 1 week to a few months. If it persists, get it checked out. Its not because they "broke" your jaw during the surgery unless you had your entire jaw reconstructed!!