how long until you could chew food?

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sergiobanks001
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Re: how long until you could chew food?

#16 Post by sergiobanks001 »

I have a high pain tolerance so after a couple days you have to force yourself to eat and chew so your teeth can get used to it. Yesterday I ate soft tacos. It kind of hurt because cold tortillas aren't exactly the easiest to bite into but it wasn't horrible.
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foxpresident24
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Re: how long until you could chew food?

#17 Post by foxpresident24 »

I have had mine in for less than a week. I have eat obvious stuff like yogurt, applesauce, etc. But I also discovered macaroni and cheese can be good because if you take very small spoonfuls the noodles are small enough to swallow without chewing.
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straightteeth
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Re: how long until you could chew food?

#18 Post by straightteeth »

I got my braces about a month after getting my wisdom teeth removed. When I got them removed, I went on a complete liquid diet for 4 days (I was scared to get anything stuck back there!) which were the worst days of my life! I am a foodie too, and I realized how much chewing could affect the taste of the food. That's why, I never not ate solid food when I first got my braces on :) the pain was definitely worth chewing my food lol
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EWUgal15
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Re: how long until you could chew food?

#19 Post by EWUgal15 »

straightteeth wrote:I got my braces about a month after getting my wisdom teeth removed. When I got them removed, I went on a complete liquid diet for 4 days (I was scared to get anything stuck back there!) which were the worst days of my life! I am a foodie too, and I realized how much chewing could affect the taste of the food. That's why, I never not ate solid food when I first got my braces on :) the pain was definitely worth chewing my food lol
Maybe I'm just a rebel, but I was eating poached eggs and crackers the same day I got my wisdom teeth out...and I had all 4 done surgically. Probably not a smart idea, but I did better having my wisdom teeth out than I did have two premolars extracted for braces. Currently, I have 7 days left to chew food before I go on a 6 week liquid diet post jaw surgery.
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MissMaree
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Re: how long until you could chew food?

#20 Post by MissMaree »

I have only just started to eat solid food again after 2 weeks of braces. I could not bite my back teeth together at first as my front teeth would hit my lower brackets but my teeth have already moved enough that I don't have that problem anymore.
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