After your child’s wisdom teeth have been removed, the surgeon will give you post-operative instructions. These instructions will tell you all of the things your child should and should not do while the extraction site heals. Ideally, your child will lay low for a few days, limiting their activity and eating only soft foods. These foods, like applesauce and yogurt, should not require much if any chewing and should not be eaten through a straw. Following the doctor’s orders is incredibly important to prevent infection and to promote quick healthy healing.
It might be hard as a parent to decide whether or not your child or teen’s wisdom teeth should be extracted which is why it is important to go to a dentist you trust. Your child’s dentist will be able to make recommendations based on what is best for your child’s health and answer all of your questions along the way.