28 Easy Vegan Wisdom Teeth Removal Food Recipes (+Tips for Healing!) (2024)

28 Easy Vegan Wisdom Teeth Removal Food Recipes (+Tips for Healing!)

Are you vegan and getting dental work done? Worried about being stuck eating only soft vegan foods? I know the feeling!! Fret no more with these 28 delicious and filling wisdom teeth removal food recipes, all vegan of course (and not all smoothies).

What You’ll Find in This Vegan Wisdom Tooth / Oral Surgery Guide

• My Background Story (Here’s to hoping your wisdom teeth removal story is less traumatic, ha!)
• Foods to Focus On
• Sweet, Soft Vegan Recipes
• Savory, Soft Vegan Recipes
• A Word on Antibiotics
• Products That Helped Me
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Just a Bit of Wisdom Tooth-Removal Backstory:

I was 22 when all four of my wisdom teeth had finally broken through.

The bottom two still had a little to go, but I wanted to wait and see if it was necessary to remove them.

I figured… there seemed to be plenty of room, why fix something that wasn’t broken? The minor growing painsI experiencedfrom the wisdom teethwasn’t enough forme to remove them.

(Plus, needles + my mouth = not a great time)

Here’s where the fun starts:

It started when I woke up feeling like a hot knife was jammed into my wisdom tooth. Maybe my wisdom tooth was finally ripping through the last bit of skin?

I took turmeric, ginger, and other anti-inflammatory supplements… Anything to try and wait it out.

Finally, I caved and took ibuprofen (*gasp!*)

Now, I don’t have an issue with modern medicine… However, I will exhaust every other method of pain-relief first.

Remember that scene in Castaway when Tom Hanks hammered his tooth out with an ice skate?

I was fantasizing about doing it.

Luckily, they called me thenext morning to let me know they could squeeze me in if I could be there within thehour.

SCORE!

The procedure itself wasn’t tooterrible.

I got laughing gas, way too manyshots, and tried to ignorethe noises of my teeth being ripped out.

(Luckily, Grimesturns out to be the perfect companion to laughing gas..I was almost able to pretend there wasn’t aman literallystanding up to get better leverage on my jaw.)

60 horrible minutes later, the dentist surprised me with “Well, Nick… You’re all done!”

*me in a complete daze*: “omg whaaa?”

Now Comes the Terrible Part:

• No drinking through straws (yes… Not even your precious reusable ones)
• No overly-spicy food
• No crunchy/hard food
• Overall: Keep chewing to a minimum

Sounds reaaaal fun, right?

According to my doctor:

“Basically just bite down on these gauze pads for a couple of days, drink soda, and eat Jell-O”

“Oh yeah, and if you f*** up, dry socket islike the most painful thing inexistence, so good luck”

WHAT!?

Finally,Wisdom Teeth Removal Food Recipes That Heal the Body

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Just because I can’t chew doesn’t mean I have to waste away eating frosties, ice cream, and Jell-O!

As great as that sounds (and I fully intend to treat myself), my body will heal much faster if I nourish it. I need every plant-based nutrient I can get my mouth on!

What does this mean?

• Soups,
• Smoothies,
• Nice creams,
• Mashes,
• You name it!

The goal here is soft vegan food galore.

I focused on recipes that use nutrient-dense, anti-inflammatory foods to help speed the healing process.

Some of the best anti-inflammatory foods include:

• Beets
• Blueberries
• Ginger
• Holy Basil
• Leafy Green Vegetables
• Turmeric
• ..much more!

Notice what’s not on the list?

Jell-O (*sarcastic gasp*)

Again, the recipes are split into two categories; SweetandSavory.

Let’s be honest; that’s all the decision making you have the energy for.

Speaking of! The recipes are all also relatively easy to prepare. Trust me, I know you’re not going to want to do much.

Even better, make someone cook it for you! You deserve to be babied at a time like this!!

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Sweet Wisdom Teeth Removal Food

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Here it is, folks! All the sweet, filling treats you’re craving in a tooth-extraction-friendly form!

(My tip: Skipstraws, crunchy ingredients, or garnishesas needed!)

SavoryWisdom Teeth Removal Food

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At this point, you’re probably saying “Those are great, Nick! Unfortunately I stillfeel like I’m starving to death. Sweets just aren’t cutting it, I WANT DINNER!”

I know, because it happened to me! Smoothies are easy-peasy! Duh!

But what happens when you’re ready for something savory? Something to make you feel like you actually ate real food?

Lucky for you; this part of the list are all things savory. You won’t be going hungry under my watch!

(Hint: Skip any hardgarnishes as needed. As beautiful as they may be, crunchy bits are going to be the bane of your existencefor a couple of weeks..)

What About the Antibiotics?

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Ah! Can’t forget about the antibiotics the dentist is sure to give you.

First, and most importantly:

For the love of ALL THINGS WONDERFUL, finish out your entire bottle of antibiotics.

Failing to do so can lead to drug-resistant bacteria, which we don’t need any more of.

In fact, my nurse mother instilled in me to:

• Avoid antibiotics unless necessary, and
• When they are: FINISH THE DAMN BOTTLE!

“Saving antibiotics for a rainy day” fuels super-bugs. (Factory farming is already doing a fine enough job without your help)

Rant Over

To replenish the good gut bacteria the drugs are wiping out, be sure to incorporate:

• Fermented foods
• A good non-dairy Probiotic

Although it was a bit too strong for my mouth at first, I was able to drink Kombucha again after the 5th day. (HOW I’VE MISSED YOU!)

Another great option in the meantime is a capsule form.

My favorite vegan probiotic is this one from Renew Life. It has a decent amount of strains (12 to be exact). Even better, 50 Billion CFU is a really decent dose to get those good guys back in your system.

Some Notes on Taking Probiotics:

Take them as far away (time-wise) from your antibiotics as possible.

Taking them together would be an absolute waste, as the antibiotic would immediately destroy the good bacteria inside the probiotic.

Other Tips for Handling Tooth Removal Pain (+ Products That Helped Me)

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First,listen to your dentist!
Everyone is different, every healing process is unique! (Aaaaaaaand I’m not a medical professional)

In my experience:

The majority of the pain and discomfort occurred the day of the extraction. The second day I was feeling a little lazy, and the third almost completely back!

Take it easy, eat some delicious vegan wisdom teeth removal food, and you’ll be back to normal in no time!

These are the products I used to help:

Sea Salt Rinse

48 hours after the removal, it was recommended to do a saltwater rinse! I used 2teaspoons of sea salt dissolved into a cupof warm (filtered) water, swished for 30-60 seconds. It may seem like a lot of salt, but lower concentrations didn’t seem to help with pain much. Experiment for yourself to determine how salty you like it!

Peppermint Tea

Peppermint:

• Has natural anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties,
• Reduces bleeding,
• Fortifies enamel, and
• Can help keep your mouth moist and fresh by stimulating the production of saliva

Be cautious of anything too minty, as the gums could still be sensitive.

Clove-Based Oral Analgesic

I was lucky and had this product on hand when the pain started.

The majority of the pain was deep in my gum, so this didn’t cut it 100%, but the gums were sore as well.

Clove is a natural analgesic (numbing agent), so this can be helpful for both pre- and post-treatment.

Chewing on Herbs

Similar to peppermint: echinacea root, ginger, garlic, onion, and a bunch of other strange things are all traditionally used for alleviating mouth pain.

Some of these sound nasty, or difficult to obtain, but give it a try!

There’s a chance I missed the holy grail of wisdom tooth pain relief.