Hi. I’m Dr. Frederick Hecht. When my Brooklyn and Manhattan area patients get mouth sores, I advise them to evaluate what they’re eating and make some changes. By following these tips, you too can avoid the discomfort of eating and help to increase the speed of healing.
1. Eat soft or pureed foods. Don’t worry, you won’t have to eat baby food, plenty of adult dishes fit the bill, such as:
Cream soups
Yogurt
Hot cereal
Mashed potatoes
Puddings
2. Keep your meals bland for a while. I know it’s no fun, but watch out for overly spicy, tart, salty or acidic foods while you have a mouth sore.
3. Also, keep it cool. Eat only food that is at room temperature or served chilled.
4. Use a straw so that whatever you are drinking can bypass the mouth sore altogether.
5. Try to moisten dry foods. This can be done by adding sauces, dressings, and gravies to your meals. Yum!
I hope that these suggestions will help you the next time you suffer from a mouth sore. If you are looking for a dentist in the Staten Island area, consider my practice, Staten Island Dental Care. We have been serving Staten Island since 1976. Call us at 718-761-5757 to schedule and examination and consultation. We offer a complete menu of general and cosmetic dental procedures including:
Root canals
Cosmetic dentistry
Sedation dentistry
Porcelain veneers and crowns
You can also visit us on the web at https://www.afraidofthedentist.com/.
Call today!
Dr. Frederick Hecht
Staten Island Dental Care
1520 Richmond Ave
Staten Island, New York
718-761-5757
The following website was used as source material for this blog:
http://www.mouthhealthy.org/en/nutrition/nutrition-concerns/, accessed on Feb. 21, 2013
