| Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 8 | Its very difficult to eat without teeth. I have the same problem. Here are some food items that are pretty easy to eat when you have no teeth....
canned chicken noodle soup
jello
pudding
yogurt
cottage cheese
mashed potatoes (w/ butter and gravy or sour cream)
baked sweet potatoes (w/ butter)
cheese cake
milkshakes
some cream soups like cream of chicken or potato
cream of wheat
oatmeal
Its very important that he keeps swallowing. Even if it hurts. He must keep those swallowing muscles active or down the road he will have much bigger issues.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
