how long do i need to wait to eat food after having cavities filled?

Answer 1

Usually an hour or so for soft foods and 3-4 hours for crunchy foods. I'd avoid hard foods for a day just to make sure all is set.

Answer 2

you should be good to eat if you didn't get a silver filling, those take a few hours or even a day i think to harden. i've gotten the tooth-colored cavities filled before and they harden right after the dentist shined that light on them. but you definitely should wait until the novocain wears off or else you might take a chunk out of your cheek or tongue. if you're really unsure or paranoid, just chew on the opposite side of your fillings

Answer 3

Depends on what type of filling you received. If it was amalgam (silver) then you should wait at least an hour. If it was resin (tooth colored) then you don't need to wait that long. I would also suggest waiting until your local anesthetic has worn off so you don't bite your cheek, lips or tongue while they are numb.

Answer 4

2-3 hours

Answer 5

I would wait until the numbness from the novocaine goes away, that way you don't risk biting the inside of your mouth. Either that or drink like a milkshake if you're that hungry you can't wait.

Answer 6

Until your mouth is no longer numb from the anesthetic so that you don't accidentally bight yourself and not feel it. This can take different amounts of time for different people. It is usually a few hours.

Answer 7

All my dentist say 1 hour but sometimes I don't eat until the numbness wheres off so I don't bight my tong and joule.

Answer 8

Usually the dentist will say about an hour.

Just don't have extremely hard sticky things (no rude comments) right after getting them in.

Answer 9

1 hour or until the Novocain wares off

Answer 10

Dentists usually reccomend 1 hour...