When can i eat potato chips or tortilla chips after a tooth extraction?

Silly question: Would you place food into a wound on the back of your hand and then scrape it with the hard, sharp edge and expected it to heal? Mouthwounds need to be kept free of food for several days that can pack into or abrade. Soft liquid diets that can be swallowed without chewing are best. Dry sockets, which are extremely painful develop when the clot becomes infected and is lost. One severe ouch!

2 hours: You can begin eating most any food that is comfortable once the anesthetic has worn off. You will likely get part of the chips in the extraction site, but you should avoid trying to flush them out for 24-48 hours. Better to stay with a soft diet for 24-48 to avoid accumulation of food in the extraction site.