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When can we start eating normal food?
I removed my upper wisdom tooth last Thursday. It's been a week and I still feel tightness and stiffness in the first and second molars. So I couldn't chew even on the opposite side.the bite feels so hard while closing mouth.the upper molars feel so hard and tight. Couldn't bite at all. While biting, they gives sharp pain in the lower jaw under ear and inside the ear. Is this normal?I was having only soft foods till yesterday like mashed vegetables, puddings. I didn't have any stiches after extraction. Dentist said I didn't need any stitches since it's upper wisdom tooth. I am not sure if stitches are not required.
Only today I ate some semi solid foods like dal kichdi. It was so mushy, so I didn't puree it. I ate it along with mustard seeds, jeera in it. I am just worried if those get stuck in the extraction site while swallowing. I did salt water rinse after eating.Can I eat food with those? Do I need to avoid mustard seeds, jeera ? When can I start eating normal food? when it heal?
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Our experts from the department of oral surgery suggest you to kindly do warm salt water rinsing five times a day at least for one complete minute till your symptoms subside. Mouth opening and closing exercises are important. Your problems will eventually but certainly disappear
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follow meticulous oral hygiene
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if you feel stiffness and pain, please take one mobizox tablet and check if there is relief. discontinue after symptoms subside
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Do thorough and repeated forceful gargling followed by any type of food intake.
No food restrictions.
There will be slight lack of strength felt by extraction side which will subside slowly.
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hold mouthful of little warmer than Luke warm salt water which can be comfortably held in mouth as long as possible.
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U can have watever u want to... No more precautions in eating... Even if anything get stuck there a mouth rinse will dislodge it... Dont worry... Stay calm... And get a dental checkup done again... Ur other tooth might b involved.. Possibly lower one... Get an xray done... Sharp pain is not expected now...
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visit a dentist...
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