Swelling, Possible infection after wisdom teeth extraction?!
Question: Swelling, Possible infection after wisdom teeth extraction?
I got all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed 9 days ago (Jan 13th) they were all impacted. I haven't had any real problems until today. Mostly all of the swelling has gone away and 2 days ago my mouth was almost back to normal. But yesterday the bottom right started hurting and is all red and swelled up and I can't close my jaw again. Could I have an infection or is it something else? There is no white around the area and it is rather annoying. Anything I could do to help it? My dentist isn't in over the weekend.
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Yes, you could have an infection. Try taking Ibuprophen, it will help reduce the swelling and inflamation.