Had a tooth extraction(second last molar) a couple of days back; the muscle has gone into spasm and now the mouth does not open more than a finger width. Any medicine?

Question

Take tablet Amclaid -625 mg 3 times a day, tab Flagyl -400 mg 3 times a day and tab IncagesicMR/ tab Ibugesic MR 3 times a day. Make sure you keep your mouth clean by brushing twice and using salt water garges and mouthwash. Try to keep opening your mouth every now and then.

Meera Krishnaswamy · Accepted Answer

Take tablet Amclaid -625 mg 3 times a day, tab Flagyl -400 mg 3 times a day and tab IncagesicMR/ tab Ibugesic MR 3 times a day. Make sure you keep your mouth clean by brushing twice and using salt water garges and mouthwash. Try to keep opening your mouth every now and then.

Chirag Shah · Answer

Continue trying open your mouth even if it is paining, warm water gargling will help. Muscle relaxant medication will relieve pain.

Sony Mishra · Answer

Dear , This can happen due to many reasons like injury during extraction, injury during the anesthetic injection, presence of infection etc. The treatment and medication will depend in the cause. For example, if it's just a spasm without any infection, then the use if analgesics with muscle relaxant , moist warm fomentation and some mouth opening exercises will help. I would still advise you see either your previous doctor or any other doctor before trying out any medication or treatment as you may not be able to properly identify the cause if the problem.

Manimalla Shivaaji · Answer

Dolokind -mr thrice daily for 5 days and with that mouth opening exercise

Nishant Tewari · Answer

Please take FLEXON MR 3 times for 5 days. Also take PAN D two times for 5 days along with the previous medicine

Umesh Kumar Gupta · Answer

This problem is slightly unusual but can definitely happen due to few reasons due to which  the asymmetric muscle goes into spasm .You have to keep patience ,recovery in such cases takes time  do .Warm saline gargles and mouth opening exercises will help to open mouth .You are advised to take muscle relaxant and consult your dental surgeon have patience and you will be fine .