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What To Eat After Fillings?

  • 16-07-2009 10:22am
    #1
    Kintarō Hattori
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    Hey Folks,

    I know it seems like a strange question but I didn't have breakfast this morning and I'm straving. I just had two wisdom teeth filled and the dentist says I can't chew on that side.

    So apart from soup, what could I have to eat until they harden up.


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  • #2
    mike65
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    youghart, scambled eggs, lettuce, an odd mix but better than nothing.


  • #3
    toothfairy84
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    I presume the dentist gave you local anaesthetic, and told you not to chew on that side until the numbness wears off. This is to prevent you from biting your cheek or tongue while you are numb.

    However..... if you are no longer numb, you should be able to eat on that side of your mouth straight away. Were the fillings composite or amalgam(metal) ? Composite fillings are set straight away in the surgery with a UV light, so if the fillings are composite, they are as set as they will ever be, and you can eat. If the filings are amalgam (metal) they should be about 85% set when you leave the dentist, and should set properly over the course of the day. I'd imagine so that they are amalgam fillings, and that your dentist told you to chew on the other side of your mouth for the rest of the day. So you can eat whatever you want, just chew on the opposite side.
    :D


  • #4
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,039 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    toothfairy84 wrote: »
    I presume the dentist gave you local anaesthetic, and told you not to chew on that side until the numbness wears off. This is to prevent you from biting your cheek or tongue while you are numb.

    However..... if you are no longer numb, you should be able to eat on that side of your mouth straight away. Were the fillings composite or amalgam(metal) ? Composite fillings are set straight away in the surgery with a UV light, so if the fillings are composite, they are as set as they will ever be, and you can eat. If the filings are amalgam (metal) they should be about 85% set when you leave the dentist, and should set properly over the course of the day. I'd imagine so that they are amalgam fillings, and that your dentist told you to chew on the other side of your mouth for the rest of the day. So you can eat whatever you want, just chew on the opposite side.
    :D

    Heh I thought I wasn't to chew on that side due to the fillings, makes more sense that it's because of the anaesthetic! They were amalgam fillings alright.

    Thanks guys for the suggestions. All I could think of was soup.


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