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What should I eat after I get my wisdom teeth out?

Mrs. Pterodactyl — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:48:11 -0800

What are the best, funnest, most satisfying foods to eat after I get my wisdom teeth out? I'm getting all four wisdom teeth out tomorrow and I'm looking for suggestions for enjoyable food for the next few days. So far I've got Jell-o (DELICIOUS!), pudding, ice cream, and mashed potatoes. What else is really, really simple and delicious? More substantial food is preferred but I'll go with whatever. I've seen this old question but I'm hoping for updated responses.

I'd also appreciate suggestions for what I definitely should NOT eat. For example, I've heard that I shouldn't eat rice or any ice cream with little stuff in it because that can get stuck in the socket. Advice in this area is appreciated. Thanks!

Help my gum sockets stop itching (or at least itch a bit less)

NikitaNikita — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:36:43 -0800

How can I calm my itchy wisdom tooth sockets? My gums are crazy-itchy at the sites where I had 4 wisdom teeth extracted last Thursday. I know that this is likely a sign that they are healing, (and at least this isn't the dry socket pain I had two days ago!) but is there any way i can calm this insane itching of my gums? It's making me quite bonkers today. The oral surgeon said he never heard anyone complain of itching before, so no suggestions there either.

Thanks!

Look into my mouth, tell me what you see

spacewrench — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 14:54:53 -0800

After an uncomplicated lower wisdom tooth extraction, what can you see with an ordinary flashlight & mirror? I had my two lower wisdom teeth removed yesterday morning. It went smoothly: I was in & out in about 45 minutes. My jaw doesn't hurt very much, so I think I'm in good shape. However, curiosity got the better of me, and I took a look in my mouth with a flashlight. Inside the (cavernous!) holes in my jaw, I see clean white spots. Is this bone? Is it what I should expect to see?

Tips for recovery from tooth extraction?

Dreama — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:57:00 -0800

Care to share your tips for coping post-tooth removal? After efforts to avoid this end have failed I am (at age 39!!) about to have my upper wisdom teeth and, unfortunately, the molars in front of each, removed in two separate procedures (today and three weeks from today) in order to avoid general anesthesia/sedation problems. I'm pretty okay about the extractions themselves because I know that they're more uncomfortable than painful, I numb up well and feel only pressure. I am more concerned about the recovery.

I've had an extraction before, but I was travelling and running around and preoccupied with numerous other things besides my mouth, so I don't really remember what I did. I had no pain (just an achey jaw) and no dry sockets, infection, but the travelling option isn't open this time, so I'm trying to get a mental picture of what to expect and how to best spend the first 48 hours or so in order to minimize problems and stay as productive as possible since I have things to do and can't completely lay about like a queen, sucking up sympathy for my holey head.

Experiences, tips, advice, things my dentist may not tell me...

Tooth abscesses

borkingchikapa — Thu, 26 May 2005 01:24:43 -0800

This is kind of a big one: Tooth abscesses, wisdom teeth, and finding doctors in Southeast Asia. Yesterday I noticed a small bump on the gum above my back left molar. It's right by the scar left from where I got my wisdom tooth taken out about three weeks ago. It doesn't really hurt, only slightly when I tongue it (the bump, not the tooth), but it seems like it got a little bigger overnight.

Now, I wouldn't normally ask this here, because the best answer would probably be "we can't diagnose you over the internet, wait a few days to see what it does and then go to a doctor." The problem is I'm backpacking in Southeast Asia (I'm in Thailand right now, and starting tomorrow I'll be in Chiang Mai for four or five days), so it's slightly difficult to just up and go to the dentist.

So... If this is a tooth abscess, what should I be looking for? How soon before I keel over? Could the wisdom teeth operation have anything at all to do with this? Most importantly, how the hell do I find an English speaking doctor in this blasted country?