Lump in cheek after wisdom teeth removal

[numnum]

I got my wisdom teeth on one side take out last week unter general anasthetic.

I've been feeling a lump in my cheek that is very sore. At first it felt like stitches but now i'm not sure. I cant my mouth open wide enough to get a good look.

What can this lump be? Should I go to the doctors and see about it.

[tenrec]

Could it be bruising from having wisdom teeth out?

[boxtops]

It'll be a bruise, there's not many places in the jaw for bruising to go.

[MASS1961]

Sounds like it my be infected, go to docs, should prescribe antibiotics if so.

[boxtops]

I'd go back to the dentist if anywhere, they can look and make sure it's OK - they can give you a prescription, too, if you should need it.

[237SJ]

It sounds like part of the natural healing process to me. I would take ibuprofen for the pain (and more importantly inflammation) and keep and eye for about 3 days at least. You`re not going to have wisdom teeth out with no after-effects.

[Sqad]

I agree with 237SJ.....no need to bother the doctor at this stage and if you feel well in yourself, e.g no temperature, then antibiotics are not needed.

[jno]

just ordinary bruising by the sound of it. I had some deep drilling done a couple of weeks ago and my jaw's taken all this time to go down.