How much swelling should l expect when getting my wisdom teeth pulled?

Question

l had 6 wisdom teeth, and they extracted 4 of them, and left the other 2 because after digging around for one of them, they couldn't find it and decided to leave both of them there. One side of my mouth is practically normal, the other side is blown up HUGE. Is this to be expected? They said that the swelling peaks at about 48hrs, and it's been about 48hrs, and l'm yet to see a decrease in size, but l'm just really surprised that just the one side of my face is huge, and the other side isn't.

Answer 1

Yes because the side they poked around on is probably more sore than the other. Don't worry everyone is different, but i got mine out a couple of months ago and I was huge by the second day and it did not completely go down for like four-six days after that, keep a lot of ice on it. Don't worry it is normal

Answer 2

It seems normal to me, I got mine out yesterday (4 only though!) and I look like I stuffed my mouth with grapes even though they have me on super strong anti-swelling stuff.  One side of my face is bigger than the other too and I have a sore throat for some reason. If you're concerned, call up your dentist, that's what they're there for.

Wishing you a speedy recovery! (well us both!)

Answer 3

dude! i salut you!

i dont know how u did it but u did!

and bravo seriously!

its normal! i only had 2 removed and one swelled more than the other!

jst keep sum ice on it! and it would go back to normal in max 2 days!

i know its not easy! but u`re over the hard part!

this is nothing compared to wat u`ve already been thru!

goodluck man!

getwell soon!

Answer 4

It is normal, if you are not putting ice packs on your cheecks.  You should be doing that for twenty minutes every couple of hours.  It will help with swelling and pain.  I can only guess why one side of your face is swollen, perhaps that is the side that they dug around for the other teeth.