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FRACTURED/ WIRED JAW DIET. If you have had some type of facial trauma or surgery that prevents you from chewing solid foods or requires your jaws to be wired together, you may be wondering how you are going to be able to eat. This diet will answer that question.
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Wired Jaw Diet. After jaw surgery, you many need to stick to a special diet (liquid or semi liquid) for 1 to 6 weeks based on your surgeon’s recommendations. This may be a challenge for you to get enough nutrition during this time as your jaws are wired or rubber banded together. It is important to eat a variety of foods to get all of the ...
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Once the wires or elastics are removed, you may need to eat a soft diet as your jaw muscles may be stiff. Examples of soft foods include puddings, casseroles such as macaroni and cheese and shepherd's pie, meat loaf, spaghetti, soft cooked vegetables and canned fruits.
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These guidelines are for persons who need a blenderized diet after surgery for jaw wiring. This diet is well balanced with enough calories and protein to meet your body’s needs. It will help keep you from losing weight and will help heal your wounds.
Eating your meals through a straw will take time and extra effort. If you must face 3 or 4 cups of liquid each meal to get your needed calories and protein, you will get tired and quit. Thus, you will lose more than the normal 10 to 15 lbs. Which is expected with wired jaw convalescence.
This booklet contains information about the diet you will need to follow after your osteotomy or repair of a fractured jaw. It is important to follow this diet to keep your jaw stable after surgery (by avoiding the side-to-side movement caused by chewing) to allow it to heal.
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Jan 22, 2021 · Patient information on a diet given to you after surgery that requires your jaw to be held together with wires or elastic.
