How long does one have to wait to eat after having wisdom teeth extracted?

I just had my wisdom teeth, two of which were horizontally impacted, removed on Tuesday the 31st. My surgeon said that because my mouth is small, my swelling is probably worse than most, but he gave me no time frame in which to expect being able to actually EAT again.





I have college band camp starting Sunday the 12th. I already know I can't play, but does anyone think I'll be able to eat by then? Right now my jaw opens so that there's a fingerwidth of distance between my top and bottom teeth. My swelling has almost halved since the first day and I'm taking Ibuprofen, which I heard may help reduce the swelling faster, and occasionally putting an ice pack to my cheeks.





Thanks for any and all responses!

How long does one have to wait to eat after having wisdom teeth extracted?
Hi! I've been in dentistry for over 25 years and yes you can play in the band on the 12th if you do this. Listen carefully. You are talking about 2 weeks so work on this now, it only the 4th.


3-4 times a day rinse with warm very salty rinses, the last one at night for at least 1 minute...gently.


Now how to ice down. BUT do this first. Get your ice pack. Now sit quitely and open your mouth as far as you can, do not stress. Gently massage the area for 5-10 minutes with circular motions with finger pads not tips. Your nails will hurt. Pretend to yawn when you do this. THEN immediately apply ice packs for 20 minutes. Take pain meds or Motrin as needed. Do this 3-4 times a day. Sleep with an extra pillow and don't push or pull anything over 10 pounds. In one week the swelling should be almost totally resolve, then you are okay to play. Remember, eat lost of ice cream and cool and old foods, nothing spicy, pizza, bagels, chewy or sticky for the next 7 days. Now one more thing. Chew sugarless gum for 20 minutes. Ice down. This will lossen the muscles and reduce the swelling even more. You should be back to normal in 10 days. I promise. Marie
Reply:Hi! That is find, just do the ice pack for 10 minutes or wrap in a cloth. Don't apply directly to your skin. Keep up the good work, I think you will back at band sooner than you think! Glad to have helped!!! Marie Report It

Reply:I stuck with jello for about a week afterwards. Good luck!
Reply:I had all 4 of mine removed 4 years ago. Two of mine were also horizontal. I think you should eat when you feel ok to eat. I had no swelling or pain, so I ate within like 4 hours of getting it done. And I was eating pretty normal foods at that time, nothing hard like chips though. Just wait until you feel ok to eat again.
Reply:I think you can eat when you are able to. Stay away from anything acidic -- you have open wounds in your mouth. This means anything citrus (orange juice, lemonade) AND also anything with tomato sauce. I made the terrible mistake of eating Spaghetti-Os (thinking the soft mushy noodles would be OK for my mouth). It felt like I was swooshing acid in my mouth. Be careful, and hope you feel better soon.
Reply:Your blender and straws are your very best friends right now. I suggest buying a few cans of soup and putting them through the blender until they are mashed thoroughly, then warming them just enough to take the chill off (extremely hot and cold things will hurt your swollen gums). Using the widest straw that you can find and fit in your mouth, draw SLOWLY until you have a mouthful, then swallow. Do not try to chew. Do not suck hard as it might dislodge your blood plugs in your extraction sites.





Do this every time you get hungry--if that means six small meals a day, then so be it!
Reply:It takes about a week until you can start eating solid food again. I got 4 wisdom teeth pulled out and had to stay on liquids for a week. The time between ur removal and band camp seems 12 days, so i'm sure you can start eating by then.
Reply:Sounds like you're doing a lot of good things to recover as quickly as possible. Yay, you!





When I had my wisdom teeth out, one of which was sideways and they had to take it out in pieces, I remember getting very tired of smooshy food by about the 5th day... I couldn't get my mouth open very far either, but I was going nuts, so I went to Taco Bell and got myself a Burrito Supreme (if you don't remember, it's basically a beef and bean burrito with everything on it including sour cream; yum.) I couldn't open my mouth to bite it, so I spooned it in with a spork (sporked it in?). I kind of just mooshed it with my tongue and swallowed it. It was probably the best Burrito Supreme I ever had... I made sure to rinse really well so there were no particles of food in the canyons where my teeth had been. And I'm here 30 years later to tell the tale.





Each day that goes by will reduce the swelling more and more; I would really, really think you'll be almost back to normal by the 12th. : )
Reply:I also had impacted wisdom teeth that had to be cut out... and boy when i got home i was hungry... i couldnt chew stuff but i was eating won-ton soup like an hour or so after i got home!! also milk shakes and other broths were best to eat!



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