Question about having a tooth pulled?

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Ok,on Monday I had a severe nerve like pain in my mouth while eating,got to the dentist on Wednesday.He tells me it is a wisdom tooth that had came in,had decay in it and had an exposed nerve.I asked him to pull it and he did.I got a sheet with some care instructions,which said soft foods but it did not say for how long.I keep reading people saying that you need to wait a week-but these people had to have "surgery" (wisdom teeth cut out) this one was already thru,and he just pulled it.I tried to call the office today and ask about regular food but the office was closed,I left a message.I have been eating mainly yogurt,ice cream,no sodas.Yesterday I ate about a cup and a half of dirty rice,it was very soft,and I chewed on the opposite side from the tooth site.When can I eat normal food like hamburger,chicken,bread,etc.?Thanks

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usually they just want to give it time to heal a bit so it wont start bleeding or get food stuck in it so it gets infected. Two days should be fine, just try to chew on the other side and rinse your mouth out with warm salt water to help hurry along the healing process. Have had many pulled, youll be fine. No worries.   :)

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its only a ew days until monday when the office will open again , id advise on soft foods still untl you conact them, just put up with doing that for a few days, you could do some damage or maybe it more painful eating solid food then wish you didnt eat them!

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Question about having a tooth pulled?

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