You'll want to check with your dentist about your personal recovery timeline. Most people will avoid solid food for the first 24 or 48 hours, consuming liquids or foods that can just be swallowed. They begin eating very soft and easy-to-chew foods after 48 hours.
When can I have something to eat? About an hour after surgery, you may remove the gauze sponges that have been placed in your mouth and have something to eat. Be sure to eat foods that are soft for the first 24 hours after surgery. Avoid hot foods and drinks for several hours after surgery.
What is the most difficult tooth to extract? Impacted wisdom teeth are wisdom teeth that have failed to erupt properly. They are generally considered to be the most difficult teeth to extract. The higher the degree of impaction, the more difficult the extraction.
3 Days Post Extraction
After about 3 days, the empty tooth socket will have mostly healed. There should be no more bleeding present, and swelling should be minimal at this point. You may still experience some tenderness or soreness, but you should no longer feel pain or discomfort.
Swallowing your saliva will create enough pressure to stop the residual bleeding and stabilize the blood clot. Swallowing your saliva will prevent DRY-SOCKET PAIN.
Unpleasant Taste. Another common symptom of a dry socket is a bad or sour taste in your mouth. This can be one of the first signs of infection, so don't let that smell linger without taking swift action.
Pain occurs in the socket and along the nerves to the side of the face. The socket becomes swollen and irritated. It may fill with bits of food, making the pain worse. If you get a dry socket, the pain usually begins 1 to 3 days after the tooth removal.
On day 4 and 5, you can start reintroducing normal foods. Avoid anything hard or crunchy to avoid ripping the incisions. You can add more soft foods to your diet including macaroni and cheese, eggs, and other tasty soft foods.
Cottage Cheese and Eggs: These are soft foods and excellent sources of much-needed protein. Pasta: Pasta cooked very soft is an ideal choice after your impacted wisdom teeth removal.
DO NOT eat fried or crunchy foods with hard pieces for at least 7 days. DO NOT SMOKE OR USE TOBACCO AT ANY TIME. DO NOT suck through a straw for 4 days. DO NOT swish your mouth with water or any mouth wash for 4 days.
You will be able to go to Chick-Fil-A, McDonalds, Cook Out or Bojangles in about three or four days. Avoid the hard and crunchy foods for a week.
3 Days To 1 Week After Surgery
You can eat things like pasta and rice. You can also start brushing the extraction sites very gently after a week.
Additionally, dairy products are harder for your body to digest as they contain casein protein, which slows down digestion significantly and increases inflammation throughout the body. This can delay the healing process and cause more discomfort.
Bread and crackers
Bread is typically tough to chew after wisdom tooth removal and you are generally recommended to avoid any foods that could get stuck to your surgery site. Crackers and breads are notorious for getting stuck on teeth and stuck in the mouth and that can only cause trouble post oral surgery.
You may notice a “hole” in your gums after surgery. This is the tooth socket, and it will fill in over the next 4-6 weeks. Food may become lodged in the sockets (especially the lower). If this happens, wound healing will be compromised, and you will be at risk for developing dry socket and even infection.
Dislodge the food by gently rinsing your mouth with warm salt water (saline) solution. Avoid swishing the water around and don't spit—this can lead to painful dry sockets. If you received a syringe from your clinician, you can use warm water or salt water to gently flush the socket clean.
The pain and swelling should subside more and more each day following surgery. The second day following surgery is usually the worst day for swelling.
Are you wondering when you can eat solid food after wisdom teeth removal? It's advised to slowly introduce solid foods into your diet about seven days after your surgery.
For the first 24 hours, you are supposed to take a soft diet that includes well-cooked rice.
Discomfort is normal after the extraction of teeth and typically peaks on days 2–4. The local anesthetic administered during your surgery normally has a duration of about 2-8 hours. Many patients are able to manage pain after surgery with over-the-counter (OTC) medications, such as Tylenol® and Motrin®.
When can I eat rice after wisdom teeth removal? On the third day after surgery, eat soft, easy-to-chew foods, such as mac & cheese, noodles, rice, poached/soft-boiled eggs, and delicate sandwiches. You should avoid tough or crunchy foods like pizza, rice, popcorn, and hamburgers.