Swelling of the face after wisdom tooth extraction may be caused by wound trauma, chronic periapical inflammation and other reasons, which can be treated by taking medication and other methods.
1. Wound trauma: such as ambulant blocked teeth, the gums need to be cut and the alveolar bone removed during extraction, and the teeth may also need to be split. At this time there is damage to the oral soft tissue and bone tissue, after extraction, the recovery period can appear face swelling, can follow the doctor’s instructions oral anti-inflammatory drugs, such as cefaclor tablets, amoxicillin capsules, ornidazole tablets and other drugs for anti-inflammatory.
2. Chronic periapical inflammation: If the root tip inflammation is not removed cleanly during tooth extraction, it may cause inflammation to spread after tooth extraction, and the spread of inflammation will lead to facial swelling, pain, localized fever and so on. Anti-infective drugs such as metronidazole tablets, tinidazole tablets, ketoconazole tablets and other drugs can be taken under the guidance of the doctor to relieve the symptoms.
48 hours after wisdom teeth extraction, you can use light salt water or mouthwash to gently rinse your mouth to prevent bacteria from infecting the area after extraction, which can relieve the problem of swollen face. If the swelling of the face after wisdom teeth extraction is serious, and can not be relieved, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor to clarify the cause, targeted treatment, need to comply with the doctor’s instructions for medication to avoid adverse effects.