WISDOM TOOTH EXTRACTION

[thelis]

I had an impacted wisdom tooth removed yesterday and would welcome any ideas of what is best to eat until I can eat normally again. My face is very painful and swollen (my partner says I look like a hamster)- lol. Does anyone know how long it takes for the stitches to melt - or whatever they do. My BP and blood sugar are all over the place at the moment. Any hints at all would be most welcome. Thelma.

 

[Lucy Honeychurch]

My other half (who isn't diabetic) ate scrambled eggs and soups following his extraction. Get someone to make you some iced lollies using sugar free squash, Robinson's do some nice flavours.

 

[Wirrallass]

Hi Thelis. Sorry to read you had a wisdom tooth extracted, i empathise. Our bgls can go a little haywire when under stress so don't be too perturbed that yours are misbehaving. Once you're over the extraction and your gum heals you'll probably find your bgls and B/P will settle down. I'm sorry I can't help you re: your stitches but no doubt someone will be along who can help you with this.

I personally would opt for soup as suggested above by @Lucy Honeychurch - and anything that won't lodge in the gum cavity. Probably best to stick with fluids and clear soups for a day or two.

Did your dentist suggest salt mouth washes? If so then best to take a sip and hold it on your gum then just let the wash fall out of your mouth into the basin rather than spitting it out - best NOT to swill it around your mouth either as this could dislodge the clot that is forming in your gum. I hope your discomfort will ease soon, take care x
WL

 

[grovesy]

When I had mine out all 4 many years ago I pureed food for a few days.

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Hi Thelis, sorry I can't help re he tooth but it's lovely to see you again I hope you have been keeping well.

 

[Stitch147]

I had a wisdom tooth out on Thursday. I don't have any stitches though. I was advised to eat soft foods for a couple of days. So I've had fish with veg and a small portion of mash potato, porridge, yogurts.

 

[trophywench]

I heal OK (well at least I used to, haven't had anything needing a big enough hole to stitch, recently) and mouth stitches came out in 5 days, my hysterectomy was the 7th day after the op. No idea how long dissolvable ones take though, in the mouth or anywhere else - couldn't see the internal ones I must have had, and no experience of them with other members of my family either.

They are a perishing nuisance though (mouth ones) and you really don't feel like yourself until they come out. However - less trouble than impacted wisdom teeth can be and shorter lasting of course - so you just have to look forward to their coming out day!