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For how many days one need to have soft food after tooth extraction? Wisdom tooth. Will plan accordingly
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Do not eat hard,hot and spicy food for 3-4 days after extraction,Instead eat soft/semi solid food
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After a wisdom tooth extraction, it is generally recommended to stick to a soft food diet for the first few days to aid in the healing process and prevent any complications. The exact duration may vary depending on the individual and the specific instructions given by your dentist or oral surgeon. Typically, it is advisable to follow a soft food diet for at least 2 to 3 days, but it may be extended up to a week or more in some cases.
During this time, you should avoid hard, crunchy, or chewy foods that can potentially irritate or dislodge the blood clot at the extraction site. Instead, focus on consuming foods that are easy to chew and swallow, such as:
Soups (avoid hot soups initially)
Smoothies and milkshakes
Yogurt
Pudding
Applesauce
Mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes
Scrambled eggs or omelets
Soft cooked pasta or noodles
Cooked vegetables (ensure they are soft and easy to chew)
Jello or gelatin
It is also important to avoid using a straw, as the suction created can dislodge the blood clot and delay healing. Instead, drink liquids directly from a cup or glass.
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One should eat soft food for 3 to 4 days after extraction.
After that you can switch on to your routine diet but just make sure very spicy and hot food has to be avoided .
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Atleast for a week, one must have soft foods, while maintaining the oral hygiene. However, this time can vary depending upon the severity of the wound. After a week the patient can switch to the normal foods.
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Get the extraction done as soon as possible to prevent the further discomfort.
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You should be taking only cold liquids for the first 12 hrs and soft food for 1-2 days afterwards. Then as the wound healing progresses, you can keep adding your fav foods , albeit semi-solids, as per your comfort level. Remember, your non-operated side can handle the foods you need to chew. For the first week, care is to be taken to not eat hard foods and hygiene should be maintained to avoid food being trapped in the stitches over the extraction socket. Warm saline rinses after meals are helpful.
In about 7-10 days, you should be able to move to your usual diet.
This is the scenario in majority of the cases. However healing is not just dependent upon an individual’s general health but recovery is also affected by
other extraoral & intraoral factors alongside the patient response and diligence in following dentist’s instructions regarding medication, diet and hygiene and recall.
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Dr. Dhiraj Kumar
Dental Surgeon
10 yrs exp
Delhi
If it's normal extraction, within 2-3 days, you can have normal food.
But in case of surgical extraction, this duration can extend upto 7- 10 days.
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Dr. Arvind Mittal
Dentist
14 yrs exp
Jaipur
Hello
10days
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Dr. Zoya Rasheed
Cosmetic/Aesthetic Dentist
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
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For 1 week,after that u can switch to normal food
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Maintain good oral hygiene is must
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