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Having Swollen Cheeks And Neck. Prescribed Penicillin And Tylenol. Can I Wait To Extract My Wisdom Tooth?

I was wondering if it is normal for my cheeks and neck to swell up even before i get my wisdom tooth extracted? I went to the nearest by Dentistry and all the did was prescribe me Penicillin and Tylenol. They told me to return after 4 days because i'm not able to drop my jaw (open my mouth) for an x-ray. Its causing me some very severe pain. I wanted to know if i have to wait it out.
Tue, 14 May 2013
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You may have swelling check and neck if your wisdom teeth are causing inflammation and infection. Normally wisdom teeth cause something called "pericoronitis" when they start to erupt out.
Because of this infection, you can't open your mouth and thus, your dentist can't take the x-ray. Take the Antibiotic to calm the swelling so that they can take x-ray. And you will need to take those wisdom teeth out soon if the source of the infection is due to the wisdom teeth.
Hope this will help .
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Having Swollen Cheeks And Neck. Prescribed Penicillin And Tylenol. Can I Wait To Extract My Wisdom Tooth?

You may have swelling check and neck if your wisdom teeth are causing inflammation and infection. Normally wisdom teeth cause something called pericoronitis when they start to erupt out. Because of this infection, you can t open your mouth and thus, your dentist can t take the x-ray. Take the Antibiotic to calm the swelling so that they can take x-ray. And you will need to take those wisdom teeth out soon if the source of the infection is due to the wisdom teeth. Hope this will help .