Diet Following Implant Surgery
After surgery, drink
plenty of cool fluids, such as water
and low-acid fruit juices. Avoid hot
foods and drinks for at least one full day.
Do not eat until after
the local anesthetic has worn off, as you may unknowingly bite yourself. A soft diet is recommended for the first
week after surgery. Chop food into smaller pieces or use a blender.
Throughout the
healing period, a nutritious diet is important. Patients who maintain a good
diet of soft foods generally feel better, have less discomfort, and heal
better.
A daily multiple-vitamin is also recommended.
Food supplements such
as Metrecal, Nutrament, Ensure, Instant Breakfast, etc., may be helpful. Please
avoid acidic foods such as tomatoes,
peppers, and citrus fruits, as well as highly seasoned foods. Also avoid hard foods, which require heavy
biting pressure for chewing.
Breakfast
-
Apple juice, water,
milk, WARM not HOT coffee &/or
tea.
- Yogurt, cooked cereals
(such as oatmeal or cream of wheat)
- Scrambled eggs,
cottage cheese, milk toast, applesauce
Lunch and Dinner
- Home-cooked broth,
bouillon, soups. Ground beef, baked or broiled fish, broiled or stewed chicken
(finely chopped)
- Macaroni and cheese,
scrambled eggs, bread softened with gravy
- Baked or mashed
potatoes
- Asparagus, peas,
carrots, lima beans, string beans (all mashed)
- Cottage cheese,
canned Bartlett pears
- Jell-O, puddings,
pound cake
- Milkshakes and ice
cream