Should i be concerned if after 5 days one side of my face is still in pain and swollen?

after my wisdom teeth have been taken out? the one side is fine and healing wonderfully but the other other side is in non-stop pain and swollen...i take my medication that he gave me and follow everything he said to do but its still swollen and in pain.

is there anything i should be concerned about?

Answers:
Doesn't sound right to me.call the dentist who extracted the wisdom teeth and tell him/her what's goin on just to be safe.

yes go back to your dentist
Go and see your dentist again.
I would be concerned, go back to your dentist.
yes it sounds like dry socket. i've been there, done that. and the dentist said WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL THE OFFICE? so get back in there.
Hopefully your surgeon has scheduled a one week post op appt to check the progression of your healing. Try to give him a call and describe what you're feeling. If you cant wait the full week to go back see about getting in sooner. It is possible that you might have dry socket, and if so, he will need to place a medicated dressing in the socket to calm it down. No amount of pain medication will relieve the pain. Do you primarily have lower jaw pain on one side of your face? Dry socket occurs more frequently on extracted lower molars and wisdom than the top teeth.

Good luck!
make sure you are rinsing as he told you to do. It is possible that you accidentally dislodged the clot in the hole( which causes dry socket) and it is getting infection in it. If you can talk to the dental surgeon do so or go to your closest walk in clinic. It should be healing at about the same rate as the other side unless he/she told you that had trouble on that side.
Yes, BEG. It should be getting better by now. Go get it chekced out.

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