Nutritional considerations for patients undergoing maxillofacial surgery – A literature review

Malnutrition is one of the most common causes of morbidity in patients undergoing maxillofacial surgery. In these patients, normal food intake is impaired because of the disease state and is complicated further by the surgical procedures. Surgery imparts controlled injury and delays wound healing capacity. Consideration should be given to the nutritional status of these patients in both preoperative and postoperative period so as to reduce...