Hi LVincent,
I think he should see his dentist asap or an oral surgeon to evaluate the swelling under his chin. Having several teeth removed at one time is a lot for the person and their mouth to go through. But in most cases, the mouth looks pretty good by the second week in comparison to the first week and there should not be any new swelling anywhere.
Is he wearing immediate dentures? Is he rinsing with warm salt water several times a day?
Sometimes certain medical conditions (heart or diabetes) and/or medications can affect the healing of oral surgery. Does he fit into either of those categories?
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by LVincent
Hi, new here and saw this forum so decided to try it. My husband recently had all of his teeth extracted a week and 2 days ago because of severe gum disease. and bone loss. A dentist and peridontist agreed. This has been a traumatic experience for him since he had to get dentures at a young age. The first 3 days were pretty normal in the fact of having swollen gums and some pain. It was getting better but then he yawned one night and he said something "popped" and it started hurting again. He went back to the dentist and they just told him it was alot of blood bruises and to put heat on it to loosen up the blood and gave him more pain pills and antibiotics. He is still in lots of pain and do not know what to do to help him. He said his head hurts and there is a hard knot under his chin and he is swollen under the chin. This had been a nightmare for him, missing work, and now our daughter is getting married this weekend. Any advice? Does this sound normal?
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