How to eat properly after tooth extraction? Here is the dietary guide~

We know that severely decayed teeth and crooked wisdom teeth have to be removed, but teeth are connected to nerves, and many people complain of unbearable pain after tooth extraction.

In fact, tooth extraction is a minor oral surgery, and postoperative diet adjustment is often a headache. On the one hand, you need to eat enough and eat well to replenish the nutrients needed by the body;

On the other hand, minor surgery can cause local pain and edema, which can affect eating. If you eat improperly after tooth extraction, it may also cause wound bleeding and infection. Therefore, you should pay special attention to the diet after tooth extraction.

Many people ask, can I eat popsicles after having a tooth extracted?

In fact, from a health perspective, you can eat popsicles after tooth extraction. In addition to replenishing calories, holding a popsicle in your mouth after extraction can also stop bleeding and relieve pain. However, you can't eat too much~

What should I pay attention to in my diet after tooth extraction?

■1. Do not eat within 2 hours after tooth extraction. After 2 hours, if there is no bleeding, swelling or pain in the mouth, you can drink water and eat.

■2. After tooth extraction, the diet should be warm. Avoid eating overheated food, which will cause blood vessels to dilate and cause bleeding in the wound.

■3. Pay attention to supplementing vitamins after tooth extraction; drink more fruit juice, at least one glass of fruit juice or milk every day to supplement the vitamins lacking due to insufficient fresh vegetables.

■4. After tooth extraction, pay attention to a balanced diet and do not be picky or partial in your eating habits. This will allow the wound to heal faster.

■5. Do not eat seafood after tooth extraction. Do not eat irritating foods such as those that are too salty, too spicy, or too sweet.

■6. Do not drink alcohol after tooth extraction; alcohol will irritate the wound, and drinking will accelerate blood circulation throughout the body, which may cause the area where the tooth was just extracted to bleed again.

What foods can I eat after having a tooth extracted?

01Residue-free cold liquid food

① Eating time: 2-4 hours after tooth extraction

After tooth extraction, you can eat residue-free cold liquid food. Cold food can cause blood vessels to constrict, which is beneficial for stopping bleeding, and can also reduce edema and pain. Liquid soft food can also reduce the impact on the wound and avoid aggravating pain.

② Suitable food

Cold milk, juice, ice cream, yogurt, etc.

③ Foods to avoid

Food that is too hot, too hard, or spicy.

Eating rough foods, such as leeks, celery, hard rice, etc., can easily cause rough particles to irritate the wound and hinder healing.

02Semi-liquid food

① Eating time: 4 hours after tooth extraction to the next day.

At this time, the diet should be semi-liquid food, as light as possible, and tender vegetables should be chosen, cooked into a soft, finely chopped form, or made into sauces, juices, foams and other foods.

② Suitable food

For example, egg custard, rice porridge, soft steamed buns, boiled noodles, vegetable soup, vegetable puree, etc.

03High-nutrition and high-protein foods

① Eating time: 3 days after tooth extraction

You don’t need to worry about the nutritional supply of your diet within 1-2 days after tooth extraction, but from the third day onwards, you should consume more high-nutrition, high-protein foods to replenish your body with nutrients.

② Suitable food

For example, milk, vegetable and meat porridge, tofu pudding, etc.

Maxillofacial surgeons remind:

Tooth extraction may seem like a minor operation, but there are always risks in surgery. In order to avoid postoperative infection, heavy bleeding and other problems, not only should the tooth extraction institution be carefully selected, but oral care after the operation should also not be sloppy, especially diet. In addition, do not drink or smoke after tooth extraction, which is something that everyone should not ignore.