So, I got my wisdom teeth pulled and everything seems to be going well. It's been a little over 48 hours and I didn't need any pain medication after the day of the surgery. As for swelling it hasn't been too bad either. Since three teeth were underneath the gum, the stitches there are preventing any open holes, but the one that had broken through does have a small bit of a hole as far as I can tell.
I spoke to my uncle who is an oral surgeon earlier today and he was telling me that they don't consider it fully healed until 4-6 weeks after surgery and that until then I should look out for dry socket, signalled by a throbbing pain in my jaw, etc, and stuff like that. He didn't give me a very clear answer on when I could start eating more solid foods though, just "whenever you're comfortable." Well, my mouth FEELS fine, but I mean I have stitches in my mouth, etc etc
So, when SHOULD I be comfortable eating solid food? I can't go on eating apple sauce, pudding, tomato soup, scrambled eggs, and ice cream for a month
But I'd also like to minimize the difficulty that arises from getting food stuck.
Also, when can I brush my teeth again? The guy who did the surgery said I could brush the front by now if I'm careful, but what about the whole mouth? What should I look for as a signal that that's ok?