When Can I Start Drinking Hot Coffee After Wisdom Tooth Extraction?

Drinking  hot liquids like coffee, tea, soups etc just after wisdom tooth  extraction is not recommended. If you are a coffee lover then you must  avoid it for at least first 24 hours of surgery. For the first day (24  hours), you should strictly avoid hot drinks and drink cold drinks like  smoothies, water, juices etc. Ice cream, Popsicle are best foods to eat  after wisdom tooth extraction.Patients also ask "how long after  tooth extraction can I eat hot food" the answer is same. You should not  eat hot and spicy foods the day after your wisdom tooth extraction. Soft  foods like apple sauce, Popsicle, smoothies, ice cream, banana, eggs  are allowed after one day of wisdom teeth removal.But for the  first 24 hours you may feel problems like bleeding, swelling, numbness  (for one to 2 hours) after tooth removal, and pain etc. So drinking cold  water, juices helps to stop bleeding after the wisdom teeth removal.  Ice cream, Popsicles, and milk are recommended.A blood clot  formed just after the wisdom teeth removal which does not allow air and  food particles to come inside the tooth socket and increase the healing  process. It covers the open nerve endings of the removed tooth and  reduces the pain. Drinking hot liquids like coffee, tea, soups just  after the wisdom tooth extraction may cause a blood clot to dislodge.  Because caffeine in coffee reduces the blood supply to mouth, the blood  clot dislodges and a dry socket formed.This causes severe pain,  swelling, bad breath, bad taste, discomfort and takes more than 3 to 4  weeks to heal. Pain, swelling usually vanish after 2 to 3 days of tooth  surgery but if they increase over the time then you may have a dry  socket. Above we have discussed all the reasons behind the formation of a  dry socket. Hot drinks like coffee, tea, soups cause a dry socket,  Smoking, use of alcohol, straw for drinking liquids, spitting and  talking excessively may cause a blood clot to dislodge.If you  have this problem, then you must re-visit your dentist. First of all,  your dentist will clean the surgery area and then place a dressing  (which contain a special paste) on the socket. Pain will go after the  dressing and you will feel better.You must follow your dentist's tips and instructions to avoid infection and other complications after a wisdom tooth removal.