I would like to know some things that would be good to eat since my mouth will be so sensitive and hoping it's more than soup. Also since I will have no tooth at all in the back, how long will this take to heal and when I can I begin to eat normal food again? I am so worried i will pretty much never be able to eat on that side since i will have a huge empty gap where my tooth once was.
2006-10-12 03:01:53 · 11 answers · asked by Angie 2 in Health ➔ Dental
Mmmm, caramel custard right out of the fridge...cool and yummy
lemon Sorbet
your mouth heals fast...you'll probably be close to eating some normal foods by the next day...I was.
Right after you get back from the doc...
ice your face while it's still numb from the novacaine...
no more than 15 minutes....
wait an hour and ice it again.
you might have a huge gap...but you'll get used to it.
Try to relax...i know it's stressful but it doesn't take long and you should heal really fast...just don't forget to ice it sweetie.
2006-10-12 03:07:20 · answer #1 · answered by Warrior 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can eat normal food soon afterwards. Just don't chew on that side for a while. Eventually, you will start to develop some pretty tough gums and you can eat just about anything you want (unless you eat broken glass and nails and stuff like that as an act in the circus). Realize that your teeth don't cover 100% of your gums now and you are able to eat solid food. There are people with no teeth at all that are able to chew most foods because their gums have toughened enough to let the bones beneath the gums do all the work.
Later, when you are so inclined or able to afford it, you might want to consider getting a bridge.
2006-10-12 03:14:07 · answer #2 · answered by BigRichGuy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can have soup anytime. it is a level of your comfort as to what you want to eat. Just make sure that there is nothing in the soup that can create unnecessary pressure on the extraction sites. If you follow your doctors Post extraction instructions to the letter, you should see the swelling go down in about 2 more days. Be sure that you do not drink from a straw for a while. The suction that is caused by drinking through a straw can cause the blood clot in the extraction site to dislodge and cause dry-socket. Which you really don't want to experience.
2016-03-28 06:17:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eat cold stuff like ice cream 24 hours after extraction to maximize blood clotting. Then eat warm food in the 2nd day to increase blood flow in that area, which hastens healing.
You would still be able to eat anything, unless of course your dentist contraindicates it.
Ask about dental prosthetics so that u can have porcelain implants or false teeth placed.
Relax, Don't stress out urself too much:)
2006-10-12 03:18:51 · answer #4 · answered by yellow_hubble 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had a tooth extracted before and to be honest, I completely had no appetite for about 2 or 3 days.
After the anesthesia wears off, your mouth will probably be throbbing non-stop and it can be unbearable. I recommend drinking soup, but you probably won't be able to eat any solid foods forat least a few days.
Good luck! (And take lots of pain relievers... well, not too many...)
2006-10-12 03:10:59 · answer #5 · answered by chocolate-drop 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after having teeth extracted you may only eat cool soft things...for the first 24 hours....nothing hot...the clot needs to form and hot things will dissolve the clot...the socket heals from the inside out...no rinsing in the first 24 hours..no using a straw, as suction will remove the clot....you may resume eating normally within a day or two..you can get an implant where the tooth was removed...that is costly and takes a long time...you may also get a bridge, not as costly and a shorter time period.
2006-10-15 01:03:22 · answer #6 · answered by bushfan88 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Several months ago,i got 4 wisdom teeth extracted.You can eat more than soup.As long as the foods not hard you shouldn't have any problems.You
can eat icecream,burritos,ect.if you smoke don't for a couple of weeks cause
you can get dry socket.don't drink through a straw either.
Rebekah Sledge
2006-10-12 03:17:09 · answer #7 · answered by Rebekah S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jello ,ice cream ,sorbet ,baby cereal with sugar, baby foods -the applesauce with blueberry is yummy.
eat chew on the other side as soon as swell ling goes down.
took me few weeks to get used to the missing tooth. that was the side i chewed on.
biotene mouthwash not cheap but good for the healing and insure no infect...
good luck
2006-10-12 03:12:34 · answer #8 · answered by macdoodle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's only going to affect your eating for a day or 2 so a soft food diet is in order. make sure you ask the dentist about his plan for restoring the area because he needs to know that if you are going to want an implant placed in that area.
also, i know i told you the tooth isn't restorable but make sure you ask if it is first.
2006-10-12 04:42:24 · answer #9 · answered by tomh311 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Suggest a liquid Protein diet..may be HARD to SWALLOW at first, but you'll get used to it.
2006-10-12 03:10:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋