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Swelling And Pain After Removing 4 Wisdom Tooth. Cannot Eat Solid Food And Jaw Can't Open. Bad Breath Despite Swishing Chlorohexadine. Is This Normal And When Can I Eat Solid Food?

I had three fully impacted and one partially impacted wisdom teeth removed a week ago. I had an enormous amount of swelling and pain for five days. I still cannot eat solid foods without pain and my jaw can't open very wide. I've got really bad breath despite swishing warm salt water every time i eat and brushing gently my front molars and teeth and swishing chlorohexadine 2x a day. Yesterday, i found a flap of gum hanging on the top left side and my mouth keeps making so much saliva that my tongue is getting sites on the side from me swallowing so much. Is all of this normal? Should i be worried? When will i be able to eat solid foods again?
Mon, 30 Dec 2013
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Hi,
Thanks for asking query on health care magic.
In addition to what you are doing:
you may take chymoral forte tablets one tablet 3 times daily
to reduce pain and inflammation.
Take vitamin C tablets 500mg i tablet daily.
You may take an antibiotic like erythromycin 500 mg one tablet 3 times daily to prevent infection.
Within 4-5 days you will be able to eat normally.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose.
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required.
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD; DCH.
Associate professor of pediatrics, MIMS.
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Swelling And Pain After Removing 4 Wisdom Tooth. Cannot Eat Solid Food And Jaw Can't Open. Bad Breath Despite Swishing Chlorohexadine. Is This Normal And When Can I Eat Solid Food?

Hi, Thanks for asking query on health care magic. In addition to what you are doing: you may take chymoral forte tablets one tablet 3 times daily to reduce pain and inflammation. Take vitamin C tablets 500mg i tablet daily. You may take an antibiotic like erythromycin 500 mg one tablet 3 times daily to prevent infection. Within 4-5 days you will be able to eat normally. Hope this answer will serve your purpose. Please feel free to ask any more queries if required. Take care Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD; DCH. Associate professor of pediatrics, MIMS.