Oral hygiene routine

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Hi people 

RT starts Monday when do you start using the toothpaste mouthwash. And to think about it creams I have a carrier bag full of potions, creams with no instructions.  I’m assuming the radiography will talk to eventually 

  • Straight away. Ask your RT team about the creams. But if you let us know what you have we can tell you what we did with them. 

    Dani 

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  • following items on repeat prescription:
    Duraphat toothpste 5000 BD x 1

    Flourigard oral rinse, 0.05%, BD x 1

    Caphosol rinse, QDS x 2 boxes

    Difflam rinse BD x 2 bottles

    Saliva Orthana spray, PRN x 1

    Bioxtra gel PRN x 1

    Flamigel RT topically, BD

    Polymem dressing (10 x 61 cm) non adhesive dressing

    Aqueous cream BD

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  • Fluorigard yes straight away. 


    Caphosol when you start RT. 


    Difflam is anaesthetic. I used it as soon as I got any pain 

    Saliva Orthana …. It’s substitute saliva. I used it after RT when my mouth was dry but abandoned it pretty quickly as it tasted awful. 

    BioXtra gel is useful at night if your mouth is dry 

    Flamigel after RT

    Polymem is a bandage for when your neck burns so badly it breaks out … I doubt you’ll need that 

    Aqueous cream as a neck moisturiser 

    Dani 

    Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019

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  • Thanks.  Dani  I’m having my teeth Fluoride varnished tomorrow on advice of the Bees Bee  and will commence as you suggest with my beauty regime