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Extracting Wisdom Teeth
Hi, i pulled out 3 of my wisdom teeth on tuesday...I feel fine...but I still feel very limited to what i should eat because the stitches are still in and they will only be removed by the 15th of this month. When i eat and food touches the wounded area I can feel it, it feels so weird. If I do start to eat solids and food touches the stitches or the wound...will it infect it or hurt or make it worse. Should I just eat soup until the 15th...???....I'm so confused with what i can eat. Please Help!
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I didn't get stitches after having mine removed, so I don't know if it's the same, but I'll try to help.
Like Razhie said, you need to contact the dentist who extracted them so you know exactly what you need to do. This is very important for you to do!
I had to only eat liquids like soup for the first couple of days. Then soft foods like ice cream, jello, mashed potatoes, etc for a few days before moving on to solids.
Yah, it felt a little weird, but it will until you get used to having just gums back there.
I had to rinse my mouth with warm salt water after each meal. The salt promotes healing, and actually makes that ache ease up.
But like I said, I was left with just holes in my gums and no stitches, so what was best for me may not be what is best for you.
So be sure to call that dentist and find out for sure.
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Call your dentists office and ask them.
There are different ways wisdom teeth can be removed and different kinds of stitches, so it's best to talk to the people who know exactly what was done in your mouth before you make your decision.
I personally found that after a few days I could eat some soft foods like breads and pastas and some chicken... I think for the first three days I was strictly liquid only though.
But agian, best to ask YOUR destist.
One thing I will say though: Do NOT smoke, or drink through a straw or doing anything else were you have to suck. They totally are not kidding about that. I popped a stitch that way, and it's an awful thing to deal with.
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