I just had 10 teeth extracted and i wanted to how much swelling is "normal'!

I just had 10 teeth extracted and i wanted to how much swelling is "normal'?

I'm 17 and i had my all four wisdom teeth extracted as well as 6 baby teeth, I've experienced a lot of swelling, its causing me ears to hurt and bad head aches, the Dr. said that is normal and to keep my head elevated throughout the night... but I'm a little nervous about the swelling

Very normal. Let me put it this way: You have just had 10 teeth "ripped" from their sockets, and the ligaments that attached the teeth to the bone have been severed. Blood rushes to these areas and swelling and inflammation occurs. Not only do you have to contend with the pain and swelling from that, nerves and blood vessel that run from these teeth and through your head swell with blood and pain is felt all over your head, hence, the headache you have experienced, which is very normal for the amount of work you had done.

If you are following your dentists post extraction instructions, no drinking from a straw, no smoking, etc, everything should be healed within 10 days or so.

Keep taking Advil or ibprofen and antiinflammitories for the pain and swelling, and you should be just fine.