Swelling after wisdom teeth extraction is usually good for about a week. With little trauma and inflammation, the swelling may be good for 2~3 days after wisdom teeth extraction.
1. Less trauma, less inflammation: choose cold compresses within 48 hours after wisdom teeth extraction to reduce blood seepage so that the swelling is limited; after 48 hours change to hot compresses to promote the dissipation of swelling. Wisdom teeth resistance is small trauma during extraction, usually 2~3 days swelling can be recovered.
2. Large trauma, inflammation: 48 hours of cold compresses, 48 hours after the change to hot compresses. Large trauma during tooth extraction, you can take oral amoxicillin capsules or cefixime capsules, with metronidazole or vitamin B6 tablets, usually about a week the swelling can be good. The medication needs to follow the doctor’s advice.
More than a week after the extraction of wisdom teeth is still swollen, there may be a post-extraction infection, timely visit the hospital, the professional doctor examined to take the best treatment program to promote the disappearance of swelling.