Hi Dr. A Chakraborty, for the past 36 hours or so I have had intense swelling behind the last molar on the upper right side of my mouth. It is very painful and getting worse. I have had all of my wisdom teeth pulled. Do you have any idea what this could be?
Hi thanks for your query. That swelling might be related to decayed tooth resulting in abscess. The other reasons could be Pain, peritonitis, development of periodontal disease on the second molar, crown and/or root resorption of the second molar, caries in third or second molars and TMJ-symptoms are associated with retained third molars. Please visit oral and maxillofacial surgeon for further treatment.