Posted on June 17th, 2009 by Craig Maltby, Editor
Wisdom, inflammation and immune health
My twin daughters both got their wisdom teeth extracted last week. It was chipmunk city around our house for a few days. However both
, have come through fine. Inflammation has subsided and hopefully no problems will emerge. The post-surgery aftercare instructions sent home with us from the oral surgeon discuss all of the things my daughters need to do to ensure complete recovery. Ice, soft foods, gentle mouth wash rinsing, no vigorous activity, rest, all the usual things. The doc’s instructions also emphasize the need to eat healthy, nutritious foods to help speed recovery and better manage the inflammation and pain.
I hope the docs really know why this nutrition thing is important. Foods rich in vital nutrients can aid in proper immune function, helping ensure that immune response is proportional and not over-aggressive, which could lead to prolonged inflammation and more trouble down the road to recovery.
A good summary of immune health and inflammation is here.
Both my kids are pretty good about eating healthy (except for the red licorice) and one of them takes EpiCor immune balance supplementation. So I’m pretty confident if anyone was ready to take on the wisdom teeth ordeal, it was them.
June 17th, 2009 at 11:37 am
It would be interesting to see which daughter heals quicker . . .
June 18th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
So far, they’re both pretty much on the same path.