Wisdom teeth extraction usually takes 3 to 5 days for the swelling to go down, and the exact time for the swelling to go down needs to be determined according to the difficulty of wisdom teeth removal, the degree of wound damage, and the postoperative care and other factors.
1. Difficulty of wisdom teeth extraction: In general, the wisdom teeth extraction wound will not appear obvious swelling. If the difficulty of wisdom tooth extraction is small, the swelling of the wound after extraction will be eliminated in about 1 to 2 days, while for the wisdom tooth with horizontal ambulatory obstruction which is more difficult to remove, the swelling of the wound after extraction may take 3 to 5 days to be eliminated.
2. The degree of wound damage: in general, if the wisdom tooth erupts normally in a high vertical position, the degree of wound damage is small, and the postoperative edema can be eliminated in about 2 days, or even does not result in edema; for wisdom teeth in an obstructed state, due to the fact that the extraction process may require flap flap, bone removal, and a variety of difficult operations such as splitting the crowns and roots, the degree of wound damage is more severe, and the degree of wound edema is likely to worsen, and the time to eliminate swelling may be extended. The time for the swelling to go away may be extended to 5 to 7 days.
3. Postoperative care: after wisdom teeth extraction, you need to pay strict attention to diet and hygiene care, generally good oral hygiene, the wound will be able to reduce swelling in 1 to 2 days; for poor oral hygiene or postoperative wound infection, the wound swelling will take about 7 days to eliminate.