I just got some teeth pulled!?
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soups, and other soft food would be great, but anything else is a bit of a problem unless your very accruate with chewing on one side of the mouth. and the answer to "why you should not drink from a straw"...there will be a blood clot... this clot will fill the hole (left from the extraction) to help protect the sockett as it heals. the suction created by drinking from a straw can actually pull the clot out. if you do choose to eat solid foods..i.e pizza or vegeburgers be sure to swish some water around in your mouth, but not to hard of a swish just barely enough to remove any debris that might have gotten into the sockett or on the clot
Jamba Juice, maybe? Instead of a meal?
try limiting yourself to liquids; Yogurt, milk, things that are not difficult to chew or require no chewing at all. You will be very sore for three or four days.
For the first 24-48 hours, you should maintain a diet of soft foods, such as Jell-O, pudding, yogurt, cream of wheat, mashed potatoes, clear soups, etc. Food that crumbles such as potato chips, popcorn, crackers, cookies, etc. should be avoided. Hot spicy foods should also be avoided to prevent irritation and burns of the extraction site. Also avoid carbonated and hot beverages for 3-4 days. Avoid sticky foods like taffy. Eating immediately following the procedure is not recommended. When the numbness has worn off you may eat yet be sure to chew on the opposite side for the first 24 hours in order to keep food away from the extraction site. Also, keep anything sharp from entering the wound (i.e. eating utensils, fingers and other objects etc.) It is also important to drink 8 glasses of fluids in between meals and with meals. Try vegetable and or fruit juices or high-protein drinks. Cut food into small pieces to ease chewing. Return to a normal diet as tolerated
Your jaw may be sore from holding your mouth open during surgery. This may last 4-5 days. Massage the jaw muscles gently/ Apply moist heat for 10 minutes on/10 minutes off. Eat soft foods. Do not over extend opening your mouth, it can further aggravate this area. There may be some semi-permanent numbing in the area of the extraction. It will decrease in size within the first 6 to 8 weeks and may continue until 6 months after surgery
For several days after the extraction, it is important to keep the area as clean as possible to prevent infection and promote healing. Do not directly brush the extraction site for the first 3-4 days after surgery to prevent dislodging of the blood clot from the socket. Don't use any toothpaste. Rinsing toothpaste from your mouth could remove the blood clot. Instead this area can be gently and carefully wiped with a clean, wet gauze pad or cloth. After this time you may carefully brush your teeth around this area and floss gently.
Also do not smoke, drink alcohol, spit or drink though a straw for the first 72 hrs. VERY Important.
Good luck!
well my mouth wasn't sore but i ate some ravioli, and lots of yogurt...then the next day i went straight for hard food but DON'T do it b/c it will hurt...eat ice cream and hot foods will make it bleed more and hurt and what ever you do dont spit! it causes more bleeding
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