Tooth on verge of permanent damage due to cavity or age factor should be removed to avoid pain and major infections. Long term cavity eats the entire teeth from inside and make it hollow. So, before it become worse you need to remove it.
But you need to be very careful and take precautions after tooth extraction, especially molars which are strongly stick to the roots make your feel lots of pain at the time time of extraction and till few days after removing the teeth. Hence, here we brought some useful precautions to avoid pain and recover timely.
Consume Only Liquid Items
After tooth extraction, doctor will suggest you if possible take only liquid items. It will not only help you to avoid chewing the hard food items but also provide the easy digestion as improper chewed foods will take time to get fully digest. So, you can take cold-drinks, juice, cold milk, coffee and tea or other items in the liquid state.
Eat Ice-cream or Cool Liquids
Taking cold food items or liquids have another advantage. Ice cream will not only give you relieve from discomfort from pain but also provide the cooling sensation in your mouth and affected area. You can also intake other cold items that you don’t need to chew and cold liquid juice is one of the best items you can eat.
Consume Vitamin Rich Foods
To recover from teeth and gums related problems you can take vitamin rich foods. Dark leafy greens, fish, seeds, broccoli, mushrooms, nuts, eggs, sweet bell peppers, avocados, peas, winter squash, and fruits are the vitamin rich. But again make sure eat only items like liquid foods or cold items not hurting your teeth.
Eat Applesauce or Blended Soup
If you want to recover soon and don’t want to compromise with your diet during such dental surgery, you can tale blended soup made from various vitamin and calcium rich foods. You can easily consume it without chewing avoiding any kind of pressure on your teeth. Applesauce is one the best food you can enjoy after tooth extraction.
What Not To Eat After Tooth Extraction?
Not only eating the right food items but you also need to take precautions after tooth extraction and avoid various things to minimize the pain and recover timely. Don’t take any solid food or extra crunchy foods such as chips and hard pretzels. And below you can also find the list below what to avoid after tooth extraction.
- Carbonated drinks, sodas & sparkling waters
- Acidic fruits, like oranges and tomatoes
- Hard seeds, nuts and popcorn
- Difficult-to-chew the candies
- Extra spicy foods and Hot drinks
Tooth extraction is a critical and time taking process, Dentist in Jamaica will also recommend you some antibiotics to cure the affected area. However, taking precautions is also same time equally important to avoid any complications.
And you want to get an artificial teeth dentist also provide implant crown procedure to install new teeth at this missing place. But make sure wait for few months to get recovered the removed tooth area and become healthy for next surgery.