GRRR i am so mad! i am sixteen years old and got my wisdom teeth (all four impacted ) pulled on tuesday morning. It is now friday evening and my face is soooo swelled up! I didnt have much pain or bleeding however i am a little frightened that i may have a dry socket. But i wouldnt even mind THAT what i mind is this stupid swelling! I cant go anywhere not even the store cause my face is like a blown up balloon! Ive been using wet hot washcloth on and off twenty minutes but is there anything else i can do!?! i need to have my face back by sunday cause i have a HUGE date! whew ok help please =)

Asprin is effective for relieving swelling. It has to be asprin and not Tylenol. AFTER you call your oral surgeon and make certain that it's OK, you would take it as a theraputic dosage. That would be one dose every six hours until the swelling is reduced.

Just be aware that asprin is a blood thinner. If you are having any bleeding problems, it may make it harder to stop.

One last piece of advice. Until you mouth heals completely, your are subject to getting an infection. Any time you go out in public, you are exposing yourself do different infectious bacteria. It's OK to go out. But, their are certain things to avoid.

1. No kissing. You may like your mate, but you won't like the infection they can give you.

2. Drinking fountains. It's like kissing ten strangers at once. Drink bottled water.

3. Keep your hands away from your face. That's how bacteria get in your mouth.

4. Use an antiseptic rinse as soon as you get home.

Sooo, Dalit. It's Sunday night and how is the swelling? And did you refrain from the kissing, as advised? http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/wink.gif *wink*

hey! yup its sunday night and well the swelling... ehh its still kinda there though ive tried everything under the sun to bring it down lol =) but its not so bad and so i still went out.... and as hard as it was to NOT kiss him i settled no french kissing =P haha well thanks for helping me out... i feel a lot better bout the whole wisdom teeth surgery thing. thanks again luv dalit