Swollen face

[Rhea]

i had dental cleaning yesterday and 1/2hr later my face swell. No anesthesia was used. What is it?

 

[Busybee]

perhaps you have an allergy to the cleaning paste? Impossible to tell.

 

[Rhea]

perhaps you have an allergy to the cleaning paste? Impossible to tell.

Would not it be on both sides. And it spreads to the neck

 

[Busybee]

Is it still swollen:? You should ring the practice and tell them. Perhaps the cleaning dislodged something on a tooth and triggered an infection. Although it would be very odd if you'd not had a problem before and it would be strange for it to be so sudden. It could be totally unrelated but you should go back to the dentist to check all the teeth again. We don't know your medical/dental history but the dentist does. I had a salivary gland infection once and that can lead to inflammation all the way around the ear to the neck. But really we cannot diagnose anything here. Go to the dentist and then your doctor if there's nothing wrong with the mouth. Let us know how things go.