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Hard Mass In Jaw Area After Wisdom Tooth Removal. On Strong Antibiotics. Will It Go Away?

I had an abssesed wisdom tooth in my lower right jaw area & cheek and had it drained by my dentist,Im on strong antibiotics and on day 9 out of 10,swelling and irritation is gone but theres still a hard mass in the jaw area,will this go away on its own or is it going to come back?What should I do?This is the second time this has happened and it went away completely last time,So worries me theres still a hard knot in my jaw and antibiotics are almost finished..
Tue, 22 Oct 2013
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It may not appear again if the drained being properly done, the abscess area should be properly opened and curate, if some abscess part remained inside (Infection) it may form the pus again, extraction of teeth is advisable if not extracted, discus it with your dentist, have nice day.
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Hard Mass In Jaw Area After Wisdom Tooth Removal. On Strong Antibiotics. Will It Go Away?

HI Thank for asking to HCM It may not appear again if the drained being properly done, the abscess area should be properly opened and curate, if some abscess part remained inside (Infection) it may form the pus again, extraction of teeth is advisable if not extracted, discus it with your dentist, have nice day.