Taylor had her hard palate repaired on Sept. 18 which is now 4 weeks and 3 days. She had her post-op visit 2 weeks after surgery and all was well.
I looked at her mouth this morning and it looks to be healing well. No open places, only a few stitches left and no red, irritated or infected looking places.
But she has a terrible mouth odor. It's not like an infection odor but more like a food odor. We brush her teeth after each meal. And we give her water with every meal to rinse the food down.
However I have been having a problem since the surgery with food "packing" up into the roof of her mouth and in the hole left behind her gums after surgery. Her surgeon said to take a syringe and rinse it away. She still has food coming out of her nose too.
So what about this mouth odor? Is it food stuck in the hole that I can't get out? Is it normal after surgery? Is it the stitches dissolving? The smell is there even after brushing her teeth.
I sure would appreciate suggestions on how to get rid of it. Thanks!