What to do if your tooth is swollen after extraction

After the extraction of teeth swelling can be physical therapy or drug treatment.
1. Physical therapy, tooth swelling after tooth extraction can be appropriate for local ice, ice can inhibit tissue fluid exudation, contraction of capillaries, effectively alleviate the symptoms of swelling, general ice can be about 48 hours, each ice time is about 10 to 20 minutes or so.
2. medication, if there are still obvious symptoms of dental swelling after ice, you can use medication under the guidance of a doctor, such as amoxicillin, metronidazole, etc., can reduce inflammation, to avoid aggravation of the swelling symptoms.
Usually need to observe the oral recovery, after the extraction of teeth, it is best not to eat spicy and stimulating food, and do not often lick the wound, so as not to lead to the emergence of dry socket.