I recently had an infection in the right side of my mouth.. there was a lot of swelling and pain....the whole bottom right side was swollen...and hard....went to the dentist. they did xrays and said that I would have to oral surgeon. gave me antibiotics and ib 800mg. that was on a weds..went home started taking meds...by the weeknd it had not gotten any better actually had gotten worse yesterday I called oral surgeon ecplained what was going on and he said come in right away....went in...he says yeah u have 3 teeth that need to come out right now...bottom right wisdom tooth and two others next to it....extracted them and puss and blood of course.....today its not hurting hardly at all but I still feel the hardness in lower part of my jaw and underneath
Hi. Welcome to Chat Doctor . I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns. As per your complaint as you have got your teeth extracted and the hardness and swelling that is still left over is inflammatory swelling and there is Hematoma formation at the site of extraction leading to formation of a lump at the extraction. Nothing to worry, continue the medicines given to you by your dentist and do alternate warm and cold compresses over the lump. Do warm saline gargles and take anti-inflammatory painkillers like Ibuprofen to reduce swelling. Hope this information helps. Thanks and regards. Chat Doctor.