I caligal,
Originally you thought the swelling was from tooth #19 which you had extracted around 1/26-1/27. That would mean you are about 10 days post op for #19. Yes?
Soft tissue swelling from a difficult tooth extraction can take a few weeks to go away in some people. If there is no infection and there is nothing slowing down the healing like smoking or a health condition that causes delayed healing, then generally at the 2 week mark it should appear to be subsiding and get noticeably better each day forward.
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by caligal
*** Hi Bryanna,
I still have facial swelling close to 2 weeks later, it's soft facial swelling. I don't have pain or nor a smell but the face is still has some swelling which is noticable. IT DOESN"T SEEM TO BE GOING DOWN. Both #14 and #19 on my left side of the face, so don't know if its #14 or #19 causing the swelling.
At the 1 week post-op, OS said it look fine. What can it be for the facial swelling? My other teeth are fine, don't have cavitiies in the past five years so I feel like I can eliminate the other teeth as the reason. How much time should I wait before getting a 2nd opinion for the swelling? Thanks so much!
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