When can i eat normal foods again after a crown lengthening?

1-2 weeks: If the doctor moved your gums away from the teeth and bone (layed a gingival flap) and put in sutures in: the gingiva takes a while to reattach to the underlying bone. So wait 1-2 weeks unless your doctor tells you otherwise. I do most of my crown lengthening with a water lase dental laser. There is no flap retracted and my patients can eat what the want in 1-2 days.

A week later: Though the total healing time is 8 weeks in posterior and 12 weeks in anterior; the initial healing will be done around 7-10 days. If the dentist placed dressing or silk sutures, it should be remove at 7 days after surgery. You still need to follow certain instructions or restrictions but you will be ok to eat close to normal foods.