What Foods You Can and Can’t Eat after Having Dental Implant Surgery

Are you thinking about getting dental implants in Beaver Dam, KY? If so, you might wonder how and what you can eat after the surgery.

1. Crunchy Foods and Hard Candies

Avoid all crunchy foods such as potato chips, popcorn, tortilla shells, hard candies, raw vegetables, seeds, and nuts of any kind. And you should never chew on ice, even when you don’t have new implants to worry about.

2. Sticky Foods

Avoid sticky foods like caramels, taffy, etc.

3. Acidic Foods

Avoid all acidic foods like citrus fruits, tomatoes, etc.

4. Hot and Spicy Foods

Avoid hot and spicy foods like peppers, spicy anything, hot soups, hot coffee, or hot tea. If you must have any of those things, make sure to eat or drink them lukewarm, not hot. And you should avoid spicy foods altogether. This is because hot and spicy foods can cause your gums to bleed and could potentially cause problems for the surgical site.

When You Can Eat What

These are some of the foods you should avoid immediately after having dental implant surgery. However, you will only have to avoid them for about one to two weeks. Then you can begin to add tougher to chew foods like meat, etc. back into your diet. Your dentist in Beaver Dam, KY will also recommend you don’t chew on the side of your mouth where your new implant is for the first few weeks as well.

What You Can Eat Immediately After Dental Implant Surgery

Immediately after dental implant surgery, you should stick to soft and liquid foods. We recommend eating things like yogurt, ice cream, applesauce, mashed potatoes, creamy lukewarm soups or broths, smoothies, etc.

What’s Next?

If you need more information about dental implants in Beaver Dam, KY, or have other dental needs, please Contact Travis Wilson D.M.D today. We take pride in our role as your family dentist and will go out of our way to make you feel comfortable.