What causes cheek swelling after wisdom tooth removal? - Dr. Shobith R Shetty

Wisdom tooth removal itself is a traumatic procedure, which involves a little bit of bone cutting, bone shaving and the reflection of the flap or the gums and when you do so much of traumatic procedure during the removal, the body responds to the swelling and inflammation in the localized region. So it is normal to expect an amount of swelling and inflammation in the cheek region and which comes back to normal by the 5th to 6th day and it is the normal defense mechanism of the body, the normal healing process.