2004-4-10 2002-7-30 The initial healing period usually takes one to two weeks, and you'll likely experience some swelling for the first forty-eight hours. You can also decrease pain and swelling by applying an ice pack — twenty minutes on, twenty minutes off — for the first six hours following the tooth extraction. 95245 text/html 1.0 EN index,follow tooth extraction instructions swelling family dentistry Nelson Family Dentistry - Instructions Following a Tooth Extraction text