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For the day soft food is your friend. Yogurt is a choice because you can eat it without chewing. Applesauce works too. Mashed potato is filling when you are properly hungry and a smoothie can be convenient if you drink it from a cup than using a straw.
Eggs are another option once the numbness has worn off. Keep them soft. Avoid anything with crispy edges. A bowl of cooled porridge can also settle well when you want something more substantial.
Easy Foods to Keep Around
– Plain yogurt especially when you do not want to think about chewing.
– Mashed potato is filling and soft enough to eat slowly without effort.
– Scrambled eggs but keep them moist rather than browned or crispy around the edges.
– A cooled smoothie in a cup works nicely though using a straw is a bad idea after an extraction.
– Soft porridge when you are hungry enough to want a proper meal just let it cool first.
Foods to Avoid for a While
The extraction leaves a blood clot in the socket and that clot matters during healing. Anything that creates suction or physically disturbs the area can cause problems. So skip straws. Do not poke the socket with your tongue either even though your tongue will desperately want to investigate.
Hot food and drinks deserve some caution too. If your mouth is still numb you may not notice that something is too hot and end up burning yourself. Give coffee and soup time to cool down.
Crunchy food is probably the thing to avoid. Crisps and hard toast can leave pieces behind and tiny food particles are exactly what you do not want sitting around the extraction site.
When Can You Eat Normally Again?
After the day you can usually start adding foods with a little more texture if they feel comfortable. Soft pasta is one option. Tender cooked vegetables can work too. Just do not force anything that causes pain.
Your dentists instructions come first especially if you had a wisdom tooth removed or needed stitches. They know what happened during your procedure, which makes their advice more useful than a food list online.
Keep drinking water. Take normal sips rather than using a straw. Staying hydrated feels surprisingly helpful when your mouth is sore.
If pain suddenly gets worse after initially improving or you notice heavy bleeding, fever, swelling that keeps increasing or a bad taste, with worsening pain contact your dentist.
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