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Late to the party, but I got a wisdom tooth pulled, and I can't find anything in my paperwork or internet about how long recovery really takes. I'm allowed to eat normal foods now, but I'm hesitant to really chew on that side or anything. How long will it be before I don't run the chance of breaking that crap open again to bleed anew?

I was a bit cautious about eating anything really hard or crunchy for about a week, but I got two pulled at the same time so I didn't really have the option of chewing on just one side so I couldn't avoid it entirely. IDK I'd just take care to avoid or be careful about eating abrasive foods for a few days.

Okay, that's what I've been doing so I guess I'll keep it up for a little bit longer. Thanks.

And when you go back to eating regular food full-time, make sure to continue to clean your incisions well for ~2 weeks. You probably got a little irrigation tool; use it.

Will do. Thanks!

Whatever you don, don't use a straw for a few weeks or you'll get tooth rot!

Weeks? D: My info sheet just says avoid, and sort of hinted at "while still bleeding", but otherwise gives no time frame for that.

I mean, I'm scared to drink through a straw, or sneeze, or eat, or anything really, but... wow. This is an astounding lack of information from my expert dental team.

LOL, are you SERIOUSLY prioritizing the word of some idiot teenager on the internet over your dental team? Are you seriously deciding that your dental team is shit because some teenager gave you a context-less, fear-mongering, one-sentence warning that doesn't match up with your expert dental team's advice?

Please, stop.

Do what your dental team says, and don't listen to some teenager called "mrs_don_draper" you exchanged a few words with on the internet.

My dental team said nothing specifically. That's the whole point of me asking the question in the first place, to see what other people's experiences were. If you have no experience with the subject, kindly move on. There's a nice Snape thread you could be trolling.

I don't think they're correct. I was told that it was okay to drink from a straw a bit less than a week after getting my wisdom teeth removed and I've heard the same thing from several other people who have had the same procedure (and to my knowledge, none of us used the same dentist so either a bunch of dentists don't know what they're talking about or the user you're replying to had some kind of unique circumstance that caused their dentist to think that weeks were more appropriate. I'm guessing that your own dentist would have informed you if this were the case for you)

Yeah I think mrs_don_draper's case was unique, but at the same time, it means something bad could go wrong. And what concerns me is I really didn't get a time frame for this. What it says on the sheet is:

"DO NOT spit or suck through a straw"

The only point of reference for time is that it's under the heading "Bleeding and Wound Care". I'm not sure at what point it stops being a wound.

Yeah, I was told no straws for 2 weeks. A friend of mine used one since all she could eat were smoothies and she got the rot. And, unlike what the anon said, I'm not a teenager, nor am I telling you to avoid your dentist's advice. And I'm also not trying to scare you. I just don't want you to go through something painful. I hope you feel better soon, Anon.

Edited 2016-03-08 04:42 (UTC)

No hard feelings. That anon was pretty much insulting both our intelligences. Thanks for replying.

Depends on the person, tbh. It took me three weeks to recover. My siblings were fine after three days, the bastards. Avoid anything hard/crunchy, and also avoid salty/acidic foods just because that'll burn like hell. No drinking through straws, because that might lead to dry socket, which you don't want.

Stick to smoothies, soups and soft foods for a few days and see what you feel up to, really.

I hope you punished your siblings accordingly for their stupid healing powers.

I hadn't thought of smoothies. I needed an excuse for a smoothie!

Which I will eat with a spoon. Just in case.

Apparently the recovery speeds depend a lot on the person? I've had both of my upper wisdom teeth pulled, the first one healed in like a day or two, the second one in a week or so, I think? But based on my mom's reactions, that was apparently faster than average. Also I've heard that the upper ones tend to heal faster than the lower ones.

Last time I got one pulled, I sorta just... was careful to mostly chew with the other side of my mouth for a week or two, especially if it was something rough. Since the recovery times can vary somewhat, I'd advice to just be careful...ish about it until it FEELS healed. Wounds in the mouth usually heal pretty fast.

It's been a while since I had a wisdom tooth pulled, but I mostly just had an issue of not disturbing the scab that formed (yes scabs form in the mouth, they're just damp scabs). I support what others have said about avoiding irritating foods, like abrasive things, hard things on that side, and really acidic drinks. Stay on the softer side of food for a while.

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