Hello Bryanna and thank you for your answer. My dental gel was Metrodent - with metronidazole and Chlorhexidine Gluconate. I am now mostly on salt water rinses, not using any kind of mouthwash or other gargling solution. I am being extra careful with the syringe and eating only on the other side of my mouth to eliminate the possibility of any food getting stuck in.

As the swelling went down, I have now another complication - since the gumline went down on the back of my mouth, my only one erupted upper molar on that site is irritating my cheek. I guess it would also have to go away as my surgeon suggested.