After wisdom teeth extraction gums swollen a big bag, if the degree of swelling is light generally need 2 to 3 days to reduce swelling, swelling is obvious and accompanied by infection, it may take 5 to 7 days to reduce swelling.
1. light degree of swelling: generally after the extraction of wisdom teeth, due to the extraction process of gums and other soft tissues there may be tears, contusions and other varying degrees of injury, so the gums may appear after the extraction of edema and other phenomena, you can take metronidazole tablets under the guidance of the doctor, amoxicillin and other drugs to anti-inflammatory to relieve the swelling and pain, and also appropriate ice packs, but also be able to reduce the swelling.
2. The degree of swelling is obviously accompanied by infection: If the growth of wisdom teeth is not in the right position, such as the extraction of tilted blocked, horizontal ambidextrous blocked wisdom teeth, the difficulty is increased, the need for flap, bone and other treatments, the degree of damage to the soft tissues as well as alveolar bone is relatively large, the probability of postoperative infection is elevated, so the post-extraction swelling may take about 7 days to eliminate.