Nutrition during the oral postoperative period
Here we will see how to plan the patient's post-surgical feeding, so as to allow an optimal post-operative course and at the same time guarantee high nutritional quality. Nutrition in the patient undergoing oral surgery needs special attention, especially in the days immediately following the operation. The traumatic condition of the post-intervention tissues reduces the chewing ability, furthermore swelling and any mild painful symptoms reduce the oral opening. The mechanical action of chewing can also worry the patient about possible complications such as the detachment of the sutures or the penetration of food residues into the wounds. For every moment of the day, we recommend combinations of optimal foods for the operation just undergone, well balanced from a nutritional point of view, attentive to other existing pathological conditions and to any further needs and preferences of the patient. For post-surgical feeding, in general, we recommend soft, non-acid, non-hot ...