Wisdom Tooth Extraction After a wisdom tooth is removed, you may
experience: - Pain and swelling in your gums and tooth socket
where the tooth was removed. - Bleeding that won't stop for
about 24 hours. - Difficulty with or pain from opening your jaw
(Reference trismus Opens New Window). - Slow-healing gums. -
Damage to existing dental work, such as Reference crowns Opens
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Reference roots Opens New Window of a nearby tooth. - A painful
inflammation called Reference dry socket, which happens if the
protective blood clot is lost too soon. - Numbness in your mouth
and lips after the local anesthetic wears off, due to injury or
inflammation of nerves in the jaw. - Rare side effects,
including: Dental surgery may cause bacteria in the mouth to
enter the bloodstream and cause infections in other parts of the
body. People who have difficulty fighting off infections may
need to take antibiotics before and after dental surgery. Such
people include those who have a