Can wisdom teeth be extracted when they are swollen and painful? What should I do if my tooth is swollen after extraction?

      During the acute inflammation of wisdom teeth, swelling and pain will be obvious, and some patients also have systemic symptoms such as elevated body temperature, which is recommended that you go to the hospital, first control the acute inflammation, some patients should do local peri-coronal rinsing, medication, light oral anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce inflammation, inflammation of patients recommended intravenous antibiotic treatment, to reduce local swelling and pain, the systemic condition of both local inflammation relief, you can take x-ray film according to If not, we recommend you to consider extracting the wisdom tooth after consultation.     Patients must not underestimate the inflammation of wisdom teeth, as the localized inflammation of wisdom teeth can spread upward to the skull, downward to the mediastinum and cause infection of the heart and pericardium. It is recommended that some patients who have fear of tooth extraction should not be afraid of the treatment. Wang Rong, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shandong University Oral Hospital