i had my wisdom teeth removed on 24th apr 2010, the sweling on my cheek is still there with some pain , when i touch my cheek i can feel a bump probably a size of a golf ball, or probably smaller than that, i can open my mouth half of what i use to open before , the dentist told me that the swelling would reduce starting from 3rd day , and would be gone by 5th day , today is 5th day but swelling is not gone , i am really scared , how much time wil it take for the swelling to be gone
Temporomandibular disorder generally refers to masticatory muscles and temporomandibular joints pain in a narrow sense. In a borad sense, head, neck, shoulder, as well as orofacial dental pain may be associated with tmd. Seeing a tmj specialist or orofacial pain specialist is advised.