Wisdom Teeth Recovery: Soft Foods, Exercise & Diet

Recovering from wisdom teeth extraction requires a soft food diet and avoiding soda or alcohol. Learn when it is safe to resume exercise like running and how to manage post-surgical swelling for a faster healing process.

List of Soft Foods & Meats for Wisdom Teeth Extraction

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Nicole Holland, DDS

There are several things that you need to keep in mind when eating after your wisdom teeth have been removed. Please be mindful of these considerations after the removal of any tooth, otherwise known as an extraction. When your tooth came out, blood fills in its place, forming a clot.

Dr. Nicole Holland is an avid health communicator and oral health expert who began writing professionally in 2005. Currently a writer for LIVESTRONG.COM, she is a practicing dentist working in Wellesley, MA. Dr. Holland received her Doctor of Dental Surgery, Honors, from New York University College of Dentistry. She received a Bachelor of Science in biological anthropology and anatomy from Duke University.