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What can you eat after a tooth removal?

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HeartOfInk · 05/03/2021 14:55

DC has to have a tooth removed. I forgot to ask what he'll be able to eat afterwards and how long he shouldn't eat for. Anyone know? Recommend what to feed him? Will it / how long will it be painful afterwards?

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lubeybooby · 05/03/2021 14:59

soup, smoothies, jelly, custard, yoghurt, mashed potato, anything pretty squishy

lubeybooby · 05/03/2021 14:59

not sure on recovery for kids but as an adult after a tooth out I was careful, didn't eat anything crunchy for two weeks

Fivemoreminutes1 · 05/03/2021 15:19

We were told to feed nothing that she had to chew for the first 24hours.
So it was literally porridge, soup, yogurt, chocolate mousse, hot chocolate, and I remember making this risotto supervalu.ie/real-food/recipes/mummycooks-hidden-veg-risotto?ref=meal_planner
We were also told to avoid overly hot or cold foods, so porridge was cooled but stirring cold strawberry yogurt into it and we let everything else cool naturally to nearer room temp.
For a full week afterwards, I erred on the side of caution with meals like:
Spag Bol (and I cooked the pasta a bit longer than normal)
Mild lentil dahl
Fish pie
Scrambled egg and fried mushrooms

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HeartOfInk · 05/03/2021 21:03

Thanks for the ideas risotto and spag bol go down well here - the little bits won't be a problem getting stuck in the hole? He won't eat mashed potato.

Fortunately it's after lunch, so soup in the evening and weetabix in the morning should be ok.

Any party food ideas? Would soft fruit like bananas or raspberries be ok?

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TheSpottedZebra · 05/03/2021 21:07

No, not rice! This is important!
I'd also say not raspberries either. You really don't want anything stuck in the tooth hole.

Susie477 · 05/03/2021 21:08

I ate weetabix, bananas & smooth soup for the first few days. Raspberries don’t sound like a good idea. Too many pips.

Camomila · 05/03/2021 21:43

I was told to avpid hot food like soup for a few days after I had a tooth out...I just had yoghurt and mousse for the first day or two then some scrambled eggs. Soup not till a couple of days later.

megletsecond · 05/03/2021 21:47

DS has just had two teeth out for a brace.

He had soup, mashed potato, soft pasta, cottage pie, ice cream, chocolate milkshake and scrambled egg.
He took or easy for 48hrs as eating was so slow but by day 3 it was feeling easier. 2 weeks on and he's only careful with crisps.

megletsecond · 05/03/2021 21:50

DS had almost no pain. Swollen for 24hrs and his gums were tender. He went through the motions of paracetamol 3 times a day for the first two days but it never hurt thank God.
He lisped for a couple of days too.

Torvean · 05/03/2021 21:52

@Fivemoreminutes1

We were told to feed nothing that she had to chew for the first 24hours. So it was literally porridge, soup, yogurt, chocolate mousse, hot chocolate, and I remember making this risotto supervalu.ie/real-food/recipes/mummycooks-hidden-veg-risotto?ref=meal_planner We were also told to avoid overly hot or cold foods, so porridge was cooled but stirring cold strawberry yogurt into it and we let everything else cool naturally to nearer room temp. For a full week afterwards, I erred on the side of caution with meals like: Spag Bol (and I cooked the pasta a bit longer than normal) Mild lentil dahl Fish pie Scrambled egg and fried mushrooms
This advice is good. Did the dentist not give you an advice sheet?
RoseDog · 05/03/2021 21:54

Ds 15 just ate normal food after his extraction, it was only one tooth and he still had the other side of his mouth to chew on about a year before the extraction he had some pretty hideous surgery in his mouth and had to eat puréed food, soups and yoghurts for nearly a fortnight.

You have to keep up with the salt water rinses though to keep it clean, that was an argument to get him to do them!

AdaColeman · 05/03/2021 22:00

Party food, jelly and custard, fruit fool made with apple or pear purée and custard/cream, milk jelly, mousse, baked custard, ice cream.
Savoury foods such as scrambled egg, crustless quiche, fish or seafood mousse. Consommé with soft bread fingers for dipping.

idontlikealdi · 05/03/2021 22:37

No rice, no peas!

idontlikealdi · 05/03/2021 22:39

Also definitely not Dahl unless it's mush, anything resembling a non mushy lentil could disolidge the clot and lead to dry socket

costco · 05/03/2021 22:40

Also remember no straws of any kind

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HeartOfInk · 06/03/2021 06:48

Did the dentist not give you an advice sheet?
He hasn’t had them out yet. It’s next week but I need to shop today. Forgot to ask when I booked. He actually needs two out, one on each side.
He won’t eat anything the same consistency as mashed potato.

Now, any tips on how to get a resistant child to let the dentist remove two teeth...

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DIshedUp · 06/03/2021 11:13

You really don't need to be as careful as everyone on this thread is saying.

Firstly is it a baby tooth or an adult tooth? I'm not sure I've ever had a child with dry socket, but definitely not after a baby tooth

You will just want relatively soft foods like pasta, cottage pie, egg, sandwiches, fish, spag bool is ideal. Avoid crusty crunchy foods. Party food wise actually cake is perfect to eat, ice cream, jelly/custard. Its the only time the dentist will recommend cake!

Everyone has a deep seated fear of rice but I very rarely see issues related to rice.

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