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No bottom teeth . What can I eat

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Imatramp1 · 27/10/2021 19:20

Ok so I have had all my bottom Teeth removed a couple weeks ago. I have temporary dentures but I think we are talking at least March till I can get rid of them.

I went to the dentist yesterday for a check and he adjusted them put something on them to soften them. They were fine for the rest of the day. I took them out in the night. now when I try to put them in the pain is awful . I can even put then in at all. It's hard to explain but I have like lumpy pointy but not not sharp bone in my gum that (almost) points through. And when the denture touching it the pain is awful .

So now I just give up Sad

I'm now trying to think of foods I could eat without bottom teeth. I absolutely hate soup so that's a definite no . So far I have.

Porridge, smooth yogurts, rice pudding. Mash potato. Salmon. Cod. Poached egg.

Any other idea ? I guess I will take multi vitamin to try and make up for what I'm missing.

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Mangozesty · 27/10/2021 19:31

I'm not keen on soup so understand. How about beans? Or those tins you can get like macaroni cheese, ravioli, they are quite soft.
Milkshakes, not a meal but delicious.

Waahingwashingwashing · 27/10/2021 19:43

Go back to the dentist x

Littlefish · 27/10/2021 19:45

Baked Brie or Camembert.

Shepherds pie.

Fish pie.

Pate.

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Labloverrr · 27/10/2021 19:46

Lentils, chickpeas, butter beans made into stews? Risotto?

But agree with PP, go back to dentist as that sounds just awful 💐

NotMyCat · 27/10/2021 19:47

If you want something sweet then hot milk blended with a banana, oats, peanut butter. You can add Horlicks too and it makes a nice breakfast

Judystilldreamsofhorses · 27/10/2021 19:53

Go back to the dentist. I had a lower molar removed a few years ago and no denture because it’s right at the back, but I could feel this weird sharp thing where the socket was healing up. I went back and it was a sliver of bone. The dentist said it was very commoners would eventually have worked its own way out - mine was a difficult extraction - and removed it with what appeared to be tweezers. I think the name of it began with T.

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Imatramp1 · 27/10/2021 19:56

@Judystilldreamsofhorses

Go back to the dentist. I had a lower molar removed a few years ago and no denture because it’s right at the back, but I could feel this weird sharp thing where the socket was healing up. I went back and it was a sliver of bone. The dentist said it was very commoners would eventually have worked its own way out - mine was a difficult extraction - and removed it with what appeared to be tweezers. I think the name of it began with T.
Oh mine has no where to come out . It's kind if sealed in the gum.
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Jamallama · 27/10/2021 19:59

Use fixodent to cushion between the denture and the gum.
You should find them comfortable then.

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Imatramp1 · 27/10/2021 20:00

@Judystilldreamsofhorses

Go back to the dentist. I had a lower molar removed a few years ago and no denture because it’s right at the back, but I could feel this weird sharp thing where the socket was healing up. I went back and it was a sliver of bone. The dentist said it was very commoners would eventually have worked its own way out - mine was a difficult extraction - and removed it with what appeared to be tweezers. I think the name of it began with T.
Sorry I pressed to fast.

I know should go back but I'm bit worried about money. Maybe I'm just not being logic at the moment.

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Imatramp1 · 27/10/2021 20:08

@Jamallama

Use fixodent to cushion between the denture and the gum. You should find them comfortable then.
I have tried that already 😔. The dentist also added a cushion sort of thing as well yesterday. Which was much better whilst wearing them. But now it's ti painful
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25yearsnhsworker · 27/10/2021 20:13

@Judystilldreamsofhorses

Go back to the dentist. I had a lower molar removed a few years ago and no denture because it’s right at the back, but I could feel this weird sharp thing where the socket was healing up. I went back and it was a sliver of bone. The dentist said it was very commoners would eventually have worked its own way out - mine was a difficult extraction - and removed it with what appeared to be tweezers. I think the name of it began with T.
My Dd had the same after tooth extraction. A broken bit of tooth worked its way to the surface a few months later.
Judystilldreamsofhorses · 27/10/2021 20:14

www.healthline.com/health/dental-and-oral-health/bone-spicule

It’s called a spicule. The dentist should see you free of charge as part of aftercare, just like if you had a new filling that was sitting too high, for example.

StCharlotte · 27/10/2021 20:17

Oh you poor love. I've had similar problems this year (thank God for mandatory masks!). The bone spur should resolve itself - I had that too but it didn't come out. The dentist can file the denture back if not. Are you on an NHS plan? I had ten appointments under one payment.

You may find your bottom gums stepping up if not to bite, then to chew/grind.

Anyway food:

Pasta dishes - Bolognese, carbonara etc

Rice dishes - chilli, curry, stroganoff etc

Tender small chicken or meat pieces in sauces with mash perhaps.

Cottage pie.

Good luck!

NalPolishRemover · 27/10/2021 20:23

Oh you poor thing that sounds so sore.

What about some of the following:
Custard with stewed fruit
Porridge
Well cooked pasta in a savoury sauce
Scrambled eggs
Baked fish with hollandaise
Cottage pie
Extra creamy mash
Jelly & ice cream

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Imatramp1 · 27/10/2021 20:35

@StCharlotte

Oh you poor love. I've had similar problems this year (thank God for mandatory masks!). The bone spur should resolve itself - I had that too but it didn't come out. The dentist can file the denture back if not. Are you on an NHS plan? I had ten appointments under one payment.

You may find your bottom gums stepping up if not to bite, then to chew/grind.

Anyway food:

Pasta dishes - Bolognese, carbonara etc

Rice dishes - chilli, curry, stroganoff etc

Tender small chicken or meat pieces in sauces with mash perhaps.

Cottage pie.

Good luck!

I definitely can't eat rice/pasta /noodles. I can't chew at all . I won't be able to do the move beef texture either. Sad
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TSSDNCOP · 27/10/2021 20:38

Oh OP, you're still in the wars; I'm so sorry.

Surely go back as the correction needed is part of the original extraction.

PinkBallPit · 27/10/2021 20:39

You could try using the tiny pasta shapes that are intended for soups - no chewing involved and you could stir through a smooth sauce or some pesto?

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Imatramp1 · 27/10/2021 20:40

@StCharlotte

Oh you poor love. I've had similar problems this year (thank God for mandatory masks!). The bone spur should resolve itself - I had that too but it didn't come out. The dentist can file the denture back if not. Are you on an NHS plan? I had ten appointments under one payment.

You may find your bottom gums stepping up if not to bite, then to chew/grind.

Anyway food:

Pasta dishes - Bolognese, carbonara etc

Rice dishes - chilli, curry, stroganoff etc

Tender small chicken or meat pieces in sauces with mash perhaps.

Cottage pie.

Good luck!

I would normally be nhs but with this I have done private 😔

A few people have said it will resolve its self but how? Where does it go . It looks as if it could come out the side of my gum as I can see the white but surely that means my gum will split open?

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PinkBallPit · 27/10/2021 20:40

Also, could you try dental wax? I think its meant for people with braces to stop the metal rubbing the gum, but I used it during lockdown pressed onto the sharp edge of a broken tooth and it stopped it from being painful.

BestZebbie · 27/10/2021 20:41

You should be able to eat slow cooker curry - if lumps are too chewy, carry on cooking it until it is soft enough?

Theunamedcat · 27/10/2021 20:43

Gluten free pasta made with rice/millet is very soft

Is it a piece if tooth or a bone spur? My bone spur took a couple of months to go but I'm a slow healer

Hairyfriend · 27/10/2021 20:47

I can't believe you are planning a puree/soft diet for the next 5mths without even contacting the dentist first ! This might be seen for free as aftercare, or the dental nurse could advise IF it would go by itself, or provide advice, wax etc to each the discomfort. Best of luck.

rushedruined · 27/10/2021 20:50

Back when I had a tooth out earlier this year and couldn't eat properly for a few days, I found that fruit smoothies were a godsend. Soft omelettes cut up into small pieces. Boiled and then mashed carrots, parsnip and sweet potato. And microwaved minced beef from M and S.

But this is short term stuff. Do call the dentist - they should offer some aftercare for free as part of the package.

SheWoreYellow · 27/10/2021 20:53

It’s a bit as if you had a splinter in your body. You do just gradually reject it, it will poke out of your gum one day.

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