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Its been a week in a half since i had my wisdom teeth removed. my stiches fell out 2 nghts ago. when can i eat chips?
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Any time: This includes crunchy foods, such as nuts, chips and raw vegetables.
Answered 11/7/2015
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Should be OK: Your sutures were probably designed to fall out in that time frame, so no worries there. You should be healed enough to eat chips but do it thoughtfully and if it hurts, divert to another area of your mouth until the healing is complete.
Answered 10/25/2015
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