After performing surgery and placing one or more dental implants, we must be very careful with food, since we can harm ourselves while eating, thus hinder wound healing. Therefore, here are a few recommendations following a soft diet during the first weeks after placing dental implants.

What Foods You Can Eat After a Dental Implant

We must bear in mind that the osseointegration process (bone-implant junction) lasts about 3 months, and during that process, we must follow a diet that follows the post-surgical pattern that we always give to our patients.

After placing the dental implant, the intake of cold foods is recommended, specifically cold liquids, ice cream, milkshakes, creams, and yogurts. Cold in the mouth produces vasoconstriction, thus reducing bleeding and also related to inflammation. The heat would cause an opposite effect and nothing desired. Avoid acidic and spicy foods that would irritate the wound.

As the first days go by after the placement of the dental implant, our diet should be configured for soft foods and we can make them hot since there will be no risk of bleeding.

First Few Days’ Precautions:

In first days, you do not feel like chewing a lot and also getting acquainted with the new oral situation. But by paying dental implant cost and with the soft diet you will be able to favor the osseointegration process.

Avoid foods with pips and grain that can get caught in the wound while it is not completely healed and can brush us around the area. Once again we must remember that the consumption of alcoholic beverages and tobacco would be prohibited as it will be a loss of your already paid tooth implant cost. Its consumption increases the risk of infections, worsens the treated area and severely delays healing.

How Long Should I Follow a Soft Diet After Dental Treatment?

The soft diet after placing, in this case, a dental implant, we must maintain it while we have points in the treated area. This includes between 7 and 15 days, depending on the surgery performed.

It is advisable to chew on the opposite side of the procedure, as far as possible, during the entire osseointegration process. Once we remove the points and according to each patient and each particular treatment, we will be giving new guidelines on the soft diet, and little by little we will be able to incorporate more solid foods.

We can add fish, tortilla, cooked vegetables, broths with pasta, cooked meats that are soft. Eat the ripest fruit at the beginning to make it softer as suggested after paying tooth implant cost. Only with a view to the end of the osseointegration process can we introduce food with more body, always recommended by our dentist.

Foods to Avoid:

You can eat anything soft as long as you do not chew on the affected area. You should drink fluids regularly to avoid dehydration. Try not to skip any food. Having ice cream can help you get rid of the excess heat generated due to the surgery in dental implants clinic India.

Please avoid popcorn, nuts and any type of seed during the 6 weeks after the placement of dental implants. In some cases, there may be a sore throat when swallowing. The muscles may be inflamed and the simple act of swallowing can become annoying. These discomforts disappear in 2 or 3 days.

Regular Check-Up’s for Guidance on Oral Hygiene:

Stiffness in the jaw muscles and difficulty opening the mouth for a few days after the intervention is normal and will resolve over time. Complete dentures, partial dentures or splints should not be worn during the first week.

You must respect the follow-up reviews in the consultation. To detect or prevent problems that may delay implant integration.
Keeping your mouth clean is essential to avoid over infection of the area affected by surgery. Even if you feel discomfort from pain and inflammation, it is important to brush your mouth after each meal, starting the day after implant placement.

If there is no bleeding, gently rinse your mouth with warm salt water, you can do it as many times as you want but at least 3 times a day. In addition to this, you may be prescribed an antiseptic mouthwash to rinse your mouth once or twice a day for a healthy mouth.

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