How many days does it take for swelling to subside after wisdom tooth extraction?

For adolescent boys and girls, many have experienced growing wisdom teeth. In fact, wisdom teeth are a special phenomenon of human teeth. They can occur at different ages, and there are even many people who have never grown wisdom teeth in their entire lives. The conditions of wisdom teeth also vary greatly. For some people, wisdom teeth do not affect the appearance and dental health, but for some people, wisdom teeth can cause symptoms such as gingivitis, which need to be eliminated by wisdom teeth extraction. After wisdom tooth extraction, the gums will swell. How many days will it take for the swelling to subside?

1. If there is saliva in your mouth, you need to swallow it. Do not rinse your mouth forcefully to prevent the wound from tearing.

2. If your face is swollen after tooth extraction, you can wrap a piece of ice in cloth and apply it to the swollen area, once every 20 minutes, and then use heat therapy; apply a hot towel to the swollen area and repeat the above steps; or use ice water to prevent swelling of the wound.

3. Be sure to use mouthwash after meals and before going to bed. Hold it gently in your mouth for 30 seconds and then spit it out slowly to prevent bacterial infection.

4 3-4 days after tooth extraction, the wound has entered the repair stage from exudation. At this time, the blood supply to the wound should be increased and the metabolic level should be improved. You can use methods such as hot compresses with hot towels to enhance local blood circulation, improve metabolic levels, and thus promote wound healing.

It is considered that this may be due to the inflammatory reaction caused by the difficulty in removing wisdom teeth and the greater damage. If you are not allergic to penicillin, you can take cephalosporin and tinidazole orally for anti-inflammatory treatment or intravenous drip. If the symptoms do not improve and worsen after 3 days, you should go to the hospital for a follow-up examination in time. It is a bacterial infection caused by tooth extraction that leads to facial swelling, pain and discomfort. You can do a routine blood test to see if there is any inflammatory infection. You can consider taking cefuroxime orally to fight infection and reduce inflammation! If necessary, perform abscess incision and drainage surgery.

There will be swelling and inflammation after wisdom tooth extraction, which will take some time to recover, so you don't need to worry or be anxious. Pay attention to local hygiene, pay attention to diet, avoid eating irritating foods, and at the same time, you can also appropriately use some anti-inflammatory drugs such as metronidazole.