Hi!
A week ago I had all four wisdom teeth extracted and have been doing fairly well. A few days ago after using the syringe to clean out my right socket, I noticed a lump on the inside of my cheek. It wasn't given me any issues until last night, when I used my syringe and may have poked a bit too far and caused the socket to bleed. So now, along with the socket, the mystery lump feels sore too and it's uncomfortable to chew on the right side of my mouth now.
I'm worried that the lump may indicate an infection, but when I called the oral surgeon the nurse on the line insisted I wait another week to see if this is scar tissue instead. I'm just worried because I'm having quite a bit of pain now and don't want to just let an infection sit for another week.
In the picture I attached, you can see that the gum is purple on the inner corner and that's where the lump is. I'm also still having issues with the socket bleeding, as you can see lol. Any thoughts? Anyone else have lumps like this after wisdom teeth extraction? My parents are not very helpful regarding me trying to figure this out.
Note: I don't have a fever and my lymph nodes seem normal.
A week ago I had all four wisdom teeth extracted and have been doing fairly well. A few days ago after using the syringe to clean out my right socket, I noticed a lump on the inside of my cheek. It wasn't given me any issues until last night, when I used my syringe and may have poked a bit too far and caused the socket to bleed. So now, along with the socket, the mystery lump feels sore too and it's uncomfortable to chew on the right side of my mouth now.
I'm worried that the lump may indicate an infection, but when I called the oral surgeon the nurse on the line insisted I wait another week to see if this is scar tissue instead. I'm just worried because I'm having quite a bit of pain now and don't want to just let an infection sit for another week.
In the picture I attached, you can see that the gum is purple on the inner corner and that's where the lump is. I'm also still having issues with the socket bleeding, as you can see lol. Any thoughts? Anyone else have lumps like this after wisdom teeth extraction? My parents are not very helpful regarding me trying to figure this out.
Note: I don't have a fever and my lymph nodes seem normal.
