I had the remaining 11 teeth extracted on april 27th and am still in pain and there is still some swelling on mny gums and black and blue marks on my face. Some of the stitches are still in and they are hurting. I have been trying to ccut them out myself. Is there anything else I can do, especially for the pain. I was given percocet 5 mg., not much help and only have two pills left. Can you help me? Thank You Frances
Hello. Thanks for writing to us. Dental pain after tooth extraction is often troublesome. You can remove the stitches if they are completely healed. The pain and swelling can be decreased by a painkiller and anti-inflammatory like ibuprofen, You can take serratiopeptidase and do a hot fomentation to hasten the recovery. I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.