How to treat a swollen jaw?
My jaw is super swollen after getting a tooth pulled on Monday. What can I do to help it heal easier?
My jaw is super swollen after getting a tooth pulled on Monday. What can I do to help it heal easier?
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It sounds like a normal reaction.
You are saying it is swollen, but you are not describing excruciating pain, so you likely do not have a dry socket (where the clot sealing the opening in the gum has come loose, allowing air in on raw nerves *ouch*)
Think about what was done: A LARGE needle was stuck into your gum and a liquid substance pumped in. Then, using tools not that much different than what you'd find in any garage tool box, a tooth- rooted close to the jaw bone- was broken out of its place and yanked out. A little swelling seems about right to me.
Plus, the whole area was infected- or, at least, inflamed- or the Dentist wouldn't have said pull it. Add another reason for swelling.
You should have been given discharge instructions- ice packs, salt water rinses, pain medication. I suggest, since an actual licensed health care provider gave you those instructions, you might should follow them. If it gets worse- especially more painful- call the Dentist's Office and discuss it with them- they are the people who manage these situations.