You may receive detailed aftercare instructions before your child's tooth extraction procedure. Generally, we recommend that patients who have one or more teeth extracted stick to a soft-food diet for at least a few days. It will be important to talk to your child about the sensations they feel as they eat, or possibly to look for signs of discomfort. For at least two to three days, children can benefit from eating soup, soft cooked vegetables, scrambled eggs, yogurt, and nourishing smoothies that provide adequate nutrients for tissue repair. After a few days, it may be comfortable to add in very soft meats or proteins, pasta, rice, and boiled eggs. By about one week post-treatment, your child should be back to their normal diet.