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When can you eat solid food after wisdom teeth

A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Philip Ewing
Pediatrics 21 years experience
Ask your dentist: Without knowing the particular details of your surgery, it's not a good idea to tell when you should start solid foods again. It will probably depend ... Read More
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Dr. Thomas Rolfes
Dentistry 39 years experience
Wisdom teeth care: Most dentists recommend that you wait about forty eight hours after your wisdom teeth are extracted to eat harder foods. Until that time, eat ice crea... Read More
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Dr. Paul Grin
Pain Management 38 years experience
After 48-72 hours: you should gradually reintroduce solid food to your diet, but only if chewing does not cause pain.
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A female asked:
Dr. Paul Grin
Pain Management 38 years experience
Not recommended: Avoid hard, crunchy and foods such as chips that may disturb the extraction site for at least 3-7 days. Minimal bleeding may persist for up to 48 hour... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jack Binder
Specializes in Dentistry
You gotta eat, right: Certainly not before the local anesthesia wears off, which may vary from a few hours to six or eight hours, depending on what type of "novocain" your ... Read More
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Dr. Robert Milner
Dentistry - Cosmetic 34 years experience
Time to Eat: Typically after wisdom teeth extraction solid foods can start slowly being introduced again after 72 hours. It can take longer depending on the degre... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Theodore Davantzis
Dentistry 42 years experience
When you're healed: Everyone heals at a different pace, so an exact time cannot be given. Usually a couple of days should be fine, but for some people it takes more than ... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gary Sandler
Dentistry 56 years experience
Should be fine: I see no reason not to at this time, unless you had specific problems with healing. It's always best to ask the dentist who actually did the procedure... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alvaro Lazo
Dentistry 26 years experience
Hygiene: You cam start eating hard food anytime. However exercise care and good hygiene3 around ext area.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. John DeWolf
42 years experience
Ask your doctor: Unless you had very unusual circumstances with your extractions, you should be fine by now but the best bet is a call to your surgeon to verify this. ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gary Sandler
Dentistry 56 years experience
Now, but...: For the meantime, avoid hard, sharp, and crunchy foods. Follow the oral and\or written instructions of your dentist. He\she can tell you when you can ... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Chad Gretzula
Specializes in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Yes and no: It is best to wait a day or so to eat solid foods. Depending on how much surgery was done and if sutures were placed its best to eat a cool soft diet... Read More
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Dr. Andrew Kanter
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 33 years experience
The : The advice i give most patients is "if it hurts, don't eat it." it is very difficult to do any real damage to the surgical sites after typical third m... Read More
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