Teeth regime

  • 6 replies
  • 80 subscribers
  • 180 views

Hi everyone. Me  again!!

Day 7 of RT today .

I'd like some advice on teeth brushing ,/ mouth wash routine please ,ie what order to do what ?

Last night I found my gums very sore using my normal brush ,so I will be going onto my soft one ,supplied by the dentist and still use my interdental brushes.

I have anti inflammatory mouth wash , durophat paste , and bioxtra rinse for saliva help , which order is the best each time I do my oral care please ? 

Yet another question !! 

Mark 

  • Hi. 
    I couldn’t use Duraphat for a year because it made my mouth so sore. Hence the varnish which protected me. 
    So morning was a brush with Oranurse before breakfast. 
    Brush at lunchtime and before bed. 
    All the other stuff slotted in as needed but not for 30 minutes after brushing. 

    Dani 

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

    I wrote a blog about my cancer. just click on the link below 

    https://todaymycoffeetasteslikechristmasincostarica.com 

    Macmillan Support Line - 0808 808 00 00, 7 days a week between 8am-8pm

    Community Champion badge
  • PS

    interdental brushes morning and night 

    I had to resort to thinner ones as RT progressed 

    Dani 

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

    I wrote a blog about my cancer. just click on the link below 

    https://todaymycoffeetasteslikechristmasincostarica.com 

    Macmillan Support Line - 0808 808 00 00, 7 days a week between 8am-8pm

    Community Champion badge
  • So clean before food ? Mmm 

  • Hi Mark 

    I was advised to brush 4 times a day with Duraphat, baby brush. I use a weak solution of Difflam as a mouthwash, dental hospital made gum trays for me to use daily...I have a restorative dentistry appointment on the 14th...will enquire about varnish.

    Peter


  • No just in the morning when your mouth has had time to build soft plaque overnight. Use Oranurse after eating. 

    So clean before food ? Mmm 

    Dani 

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

    I wrote a blog about my cancer. just click on the link below 

    https://todaymycoffeetasteslikechristmasincostarica.com 

    Macmillan Support Line - 0808 808 00 00, 7 days a week between 8am-8pm

    Community Champion badge
  • during treatment I was using a soft Tepe toothbrush and Oronurse SLS free toothpaste.. mouthwash was Caphosol and Difflam throughout the day.. stopped flossing/using interdental brushes as gums were too sore

    Loz (61)

    Oropharyngeal right tongue base T2N2bM0 squamous cell carcinoma p16 positive..