<s>[INST] hello, 6 days ago I had an upper tooth removed, not the last one but the second last one on my right side.. the first 2 days my swelling and pain were simply where they were supposed to be.. but after that point, my extraction site feels better (little bit of pink oozing still?) but I believe the actual socket is doing well.. but I was prescribed antibiotics because the original reason for removal was suspected infection.. anyways, on these antibiotics and as I said 6 days later, my cheek is still noticeably swollen.. I have quite a bit of pain in the last back tooth on the right side (which technically also may have been suffering the same problem as the one taken originally) but my main concern now is 1) there is a bubble/bump formed on the side of my cheek directly parallel to the remaining tooth.. 2)my cheek is still swollen.. so much so that I have difficulty smiling.. and 3) the back tooth is extremely sore when it is touched, any kind of liquid including the warm salt water solution I rinse with causes extreme pain... when the tooth was extracted it needed to be sectioned.. the dentist gave me MANY shots of local including atleast one that actually numbed my lower jaw (where some of my swelling is now) I would also wager a guess that my bump/sore is in the same general area where he was probably applying the needles.. it may also be that the remaining tooth could be rubbing up against it causing a very bad canker sore?? but the swelling is what really concerns me... I believe it could be infected as the dentist and the er doctor said, they thought it could be drainage.. the original reason I had the tooth taken was a bad taste coming from between the 2 teeth.. which was originally caused by trauma.. going to see the dentist tomorrow morning but I would really like to hear another opinion about this.. why is my cheek swollen all the way down to the jaw line when I had an upper tooth taken... 6 whole days ago... it was swollen to the point that my hair follicles were visible, looked like goosebumps.. what can I do to get back to feeling normal again [/INST] Hello pt-First, fill an ice bag, baggie or even a surgical glove with ice. Then, hold this ice pack against your face in that region directly adjacent to where your tooth has been removed. Leave the ice pack on your face for 10 minutes, and then leave it off for the next 20 minutes. Repeat this cycle for a few hours, or even all the way through the first 24 hours after your extraction. During the time frame 24 to 48 hours after your surgery, any swelling that's been triggered by the tissue trauma created by the extraction process should have come to a peak. Once it has, you can bring this swelling down more quickly via the application of warm, moist compresses. </s>