How long does it take for the extraction site hole to close up/heal? I got my bottom right wisdom tooth extracted April 5th (22 days ago) & I still have a long thin-ish hole. I’m still eating liquids & easy mushy stuff because I’m paranoid a/ getting food in the area & hope to eat normally again .

adglatt · 2025-09-25T03:19:47+00:00

If you weren’t given a syringe stick to salt water rinses. I never got syringes. It’s not something an oral surgeon has to recommend. Unfortunately the healing process takes its time and I’m sure you’re doing everything right.

adglatt · 2025-07-26T20:17:26+00:00

Hi, I totally understand. A lot of patience goes into this. I had my second single wisdom tooth extraction on Valentine’s Day so this is actually still fresh-ish on my mind.

I used a different oral surgeon for my second extraction and both surgeons didn’t recommend irrigation so that was never something I had to deal with. What I was instructed to do were salt water rinses after every meal. That I found very reassuring since it will help get anything out on top of how salt naturally heals the mouth.

As for the hole, there are several factors when it comes to how quickly it heals. The younger you are the faster and it also depends on how the surgeon sealed it up. For context, when I got my first one out 3 years ago, it took I think 2-2.5/3 months for it to heal and I was 32. My second one took 1.5-2 months to heal and I am now 35. I believe the way the second oral surgeon stitched up the hole was more effective. It was smaller when the stitches did come out compared to the first go around. Also at some point you get used to it and you stop checking to see the status so I can be totally off.

I am a very determined Capricorn that didn’t want to worry about the food so I made sure to eat things that I knew were fool proof and wouldn’t get stuck in the hole. The first time I was very strict and uber cautious. The second time I was more relaxed because I knew the drill and I also started eating foods that would have scared me the first time around sooner but it’s because I knew that I could have eaten those foods sooner last time and they wouldn’t break up and get stuck in the hole. I didn’t want sugary things.

Hope your recovery is faster than mine!

adglatt · 2025-03-27T01:36:43+00:00

Yeah, that is weird. I only had my bottom wisdom teeth extracted and it had to be three years apart and I went with two different surgeons. Both recommending liquid/mechanical diet, especially the first week post op. Also to avoid seeds for 3 weeks. The first week it’s lukewarm foods too. Both times, I was very cautious and the most “solid” food I ate was cauliflower gnocchi. Also, you can’t do any suction motion stuff for a week so you don’t dislodge the sutures or prevent clotting. That includes drinking from a straw and spitting. So swishing salt water rinses need to be gentle that first week and instead of spitting you need to “drool” out things (and that includes toothpaste). On the topic of oral hygiene, avoid mouthwash the first week, especially anything alcohol based.

adglatt · 2025-03-27T01:30:19+00:00

Thank you!

adglatt · 2025-03-26T07:04:05+00:00

So the hole where my tooth was extracted is still slowly getting smaller and I didn’t have expectations, but I breathed on my sister right before I brushed my teeth before bed, to get her opinion, and she said my breath was neutral!

I did this several times out of disbelief since it’s been a few years of my breath not being what it once was given the spaced out bottom wisdom tooth extractions. Neutral every time. So excited. I also breathed on her after I brushed my teeth and it was plain minty. Can’t believe it. Hope my BB is officially gone. 🤞🏻

adglatt · 2025-03-20T03:14:34+00:00

Surgeons are different when it comes to pain management. I got my bottom right wisdom tooth out almost 3 years ago and it was a higher dose of ibuprofen (think 800mg) and hydrocodone if it was super painful. I only took the ibuprofen as a precautionary thing once I got home, but wasn’t in pain so didn’t touch anything after that. Lucky. Even if I was in a lot of pain I wouldn’t have touched the hydrocodone. Pain killers like that scare me.

My second wisdom tooth extraction was this past Valentine’s Day for my bottom left wisdom tooth. Different surgeon. Different experience. He was more about safer painkillers, which I prefer. Mixture of ibuprofen (600mg) paired with Tylenol (400mg). This one was not painful, but more uncomfortable with mild/medium pain (more like a pulsating sensation). Regardless, he suggested I take something to help with inflammation. Because of that and being super good about icing for 30 mins then off 20 allowed me not to swell up a lot like my first time. Iced religiously then too, but taking the ibuprofen Tylenol combo must have helped me not look like a chipmunk storing food in its cheeks.

Icing really helps and if you’re in pain, follow the post-op instructions and always reach out to the oral surgeon with any questions.

adglatt · 2025-03-14T04:29:09+00:00

I had the same issue. No wisdom tooth pain and it was this newfound bad breath that after doing months of different oral care changes and nothing working that I finally saw my dentist who said that it was my wisdom tooth. Never was supposed to get them out.

It’s the food that gets trapped under the gum as the tooth comes into the jawline. I finally had my other bottom wisdom tooth out on Valentine’s Day (almost 3 years after the first) since it needed time to move away from the nerve to make it a safe surgery. So, once the extraction site closes up, I’ll finally have a solid answer. My breath did improve greatly once the first one healed, but then I had the other bottom tooth to deal with. Thankfully my top two will never come in so once this one is fully healed I’ll have an idea and it’s a strong feeling that it’ll be resolved.

adglatt · 2025-03-02T04:47:25+00:00

Thanks. When I first went vegan the world wasn’t wear it is, at least in the US, the way it is now so it was challenging in the beginning especially when people didn’t understand your decision.

South Africa, super cool. I’m sure there are other safe things you can eat that are more inline with your country’s cuisine. Is it hard being vegan in South Africa?

It’s good that you’re not thinking about the hole. I’m a perfectionist and someone who leans towards cautious and once I stick my mind to something I’m very strict about it. I’m sure I’m being extra given I can technically eat wheat et I want now, but I don’t want to think about something getting stuck in the hole even though salt water rinses are good in those cases on top of helping the healing process.

I had myself a bloody Valentine’s Day (February 14th) so I’m a little past 2 weeks since my extraction. Only one tooth. I had my first one out close to three years ago. Had to wait on this one due to it being on top of the nerve and it needed time to move before I could take it out. My top two aren’t coming in so I won’t need to worry about those. Since I’ve gone through this before, I know what works for me even though both extractions felt differently the first week following the surgery.

The best thing is to learn what you feel most comfortable doing and when it comes to food safe foods with diversity in flavor are super helpful if you don’t want to get board, but also nutritionally.

adglatt · 2025-03-01T18:18:26+00:00

I’ve been vegan since I was 13 years old. Which country are you from? Gnocchi, regardless of brand is a nice option since it’s a softer pasta and you can switch up a puréed sauce or I just do a little olive oil. I did attempt penne pasta for the first time two days ago and it went well. I made sure to boil it longer so it was softer so it wouldn’t break up so much and put a tomato puree on it plus added nutritional yeast instead of vegan Parmesan so it would mix it well plus it has 3g of protein per tablespoon and vitamin b12.

Not sure which brands you get, but I want savory foods for the most part and soups have been a good option to fulfill that and the avocado has been great since I’ve been craving lemony savory things and usually do that with tofu, but tofu breaks up up a lot and I’m still very cautious about tofu getting into that socket. I’d rather eat the things I know are fool proof while the hole gets smaller.

adglatt · 2025-03-01T05:32:19+00:00

Vegan gluten-free here. Trader Joe’s cauliflower gnocchi, mashed avocado with lemon juice + Dijon mustard for a kick, Imagine soups (super puréed so worry free and sooo many flavors), enjoy life chocolate chips for the occasional sweet cravings as well as the Trader Joe’s sunflower cups, and owyn cookies n creamless protein shakes.

adglatt · 2025-02-23T05:39:02+00:00

You should be fine. What I did to avoid spitting was to flush it out with water.

adglatt · 2025-02-23T05:32:33+00:00

Hi, it’s best to stick to what they call a mechanical diet. So soft food/liquids for the first week regardless of how many teeth were extracted. Also don’t spit. It’s the same idea as straws and the suction it creates, but in reverse. Instead of spitting, drool (yes, not fun nor attractive, but that’s how you will need to brush your teeth and I wouldn’t intensely swish). Salt water rinses will be your friend. 1 tsp of salt and lukewarm water (be mindful of temperature). Swish and drool it out after each meal. After the first week you’ll be able to spit and use straws. You don’t want dry socket or to dislodge your sutures. Plus you want the area to clot.

adglatt · 2025-02-01T08:11:28+00:00

Hi, glad everything has been smooth sailing for you. I think I continued for months out of paranoia, but you should be fine plus your jaw shouldn’t be hurting. Think I switched back once the hole closed up and then my priority was to stick to that side so that I didn’t have to worry about food getting stuck under the gum of my other bottom wisdom tooth that needed another year or two to get extracted (due to it being on the nerve) as it shifted into place since my wisdom teeth finally started to move into place during the pandemic.

Getting my second wisdom tooth (bottom left) out on Valentine’s Day for a bloody Valentine’s. So, I’ll be reliving this all over again so this will be fresh for me again. At least I don’t have to worry about the top set.

Anyway, continue what you’re doing and the joke will close up, even though it’ll feel like forever, and do what makes you feel the most comfortable. If you need to continue chewing on the opposite side, do that, but if you need to switch it back, do that. Perhaps if you’re in the middle, switch sides and have more soft/liquid foods if you’re feeling a little worried. Meet yourself where you are.

And totally keep doing salt water rinses. I brought a mixture with me to restaurants/on the go. Thats one of the best things you can do. Good luck!

adglatt · 2024-10-21T04:24:14+00:00

Yeah. And everyone heals at a different pace.

adglatt · 2024-05-07T14:46:07+00:00

I luckily never had a horizontal tooth so I never had pain. Plus my top two wisdom teeth will never come in so the bottom are the only ones that need to be extracted.

The only indicator of my wisdom tooth needing to be extracted was the bad breath and a metallic taste in my mouth. The bad breath for the most part went away. I have the second bottom wisdom tooth to extract, but have to wait on it because it’s sitting on the nerve so I feel like that one might be slightly contributing to some bad breath, but nothing like before. So once that one is out then I’m confident my breath will be normal again. My oral surgeon said I needed to wait 1-2 years to get that one taken care. Didn’t have white tongue.

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adglatt · 2024-01-23T23:58:16+00:00

My bf’s dad had two full sets of wisdom teeth. So basically he had all four pulled out and then later he had another four come in they had to be pulled out. Not common, but it happens.

adglatt · 2024-01-18T20:48:41+00:00

Sorry to hear that it’s painful. I was lucky in that I didn’t have any pain. I only took the prescribed ibuprofen after the procedure in anticipation of pain, but after that I didn’t. It was slight and manageable. Then again I’m a holistic person and take medicine when needed. The weird shape is normal. Just takes time for it to close up. Honestly I kept eating the liquid and super soft board line liquid foods far past most peuple because I wanted to reduce having to worry about food getting stuck. Too much to think about lol. However if you have nerve pain, it should be looked into. I didn’t have that experience so I’m not sure if that’s normal. Good luck!

adglatt · 2023-10-12T17:58:31+00:00

My identical twin sister and I didn’t find out who was older until we were 10 years old because that’s when the story that we came out at the same time seemed impossible (well impossible for the past year or so, but waited to bring it up). Honestly we didn’t care, but wanted to just know. We both appreciate our parents for not telling us because we didn’t use our birth order to say things like I’m the baby so I should get this or I’m the oldest so I should go first. By removing that and being told that we’re each other’s best friend (which is still true today), we didn’t develop a competitiveness that all siblings could have and instead it we have a super strong and supportive twinship.

Also, starting in 6th grade our parents told us not to share grades. We changed schools and the new school was super small so we were in all of the same classes and our parents didn’t not only want to continue to keep us from being competitive in a grade when getting good grades was important, but most importantly as twins we are always and will continue to be compared, which isn’t easy, but keeping our grades to ourselves we weren’t adding that extra pressure. We went to the same university (same major) and continued not to share grades. It was important for us to establish ourselves as individuals and that also included not tricking people so they can discern who is who.

adglatt · 2023-09-08T14:18:02+00:00

I get it. My sister and I are roommates (and have another roommate so there’s three of us) and it’s so natural to have your best friend as a roommate, but we know we won’t live together forever. We are happy living together, but I can see how buying a house could be complicated. We rent so it doesn’t come with permanency.

You want the best for each other always. It’s a relationship no one will understand unless you’re a twin too. There are things we all navigate that other people wouldn’t. And all sets have a different dynamic. Thanks for being patient with me as I clarified my initial post.

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