Some background: I had my two lower wisdom teeth removed a week ago. By Sunday the right side was giving me LOTS of pain and was very swollen and when I got back to the dentist on Tuesday it was clear it had got infected (the left side is fine and healing well). The dentist removed the stitches, drained as much pus as she could from the extraction site, cleaned it and packed it. She gave me antibiotics. I went back on Thursday as I still had swelling and some periods of severe pain. The dentist basically said an infection had got in which had delayed the healing, so I have some exposed bone, similar to having a dry socket, hence the pain. She recleaned it, repacked it and said she couldn't see any pus this time.
The antibiotics run out tomorrow. I still have a little swelling- I don't think it has changed since Thursday. It still hurts and I need to take strong painkillers. Has anyone had this before and does this sound like a normal recovery from infection/ dry socket?
The dentist does not open until Tuesday now- should I phone NHS 24 to try and get more antibiotics? I am loathe to let the infection take hold again, if it is still there. It hurts!