Guest guest Posted May 8, 2004 Report Share Posted May 8, 2004 Hi Cathy, Yes, I remember that awful taste. It is one of the more difficult aspects of surgery. Especially if you are wired/tightly banded. Having a splint makes it even worse. Although I was told I could brush my teeth with a baby toothbrush, it didn't take long to realize that I couldn't reach the inside of my mouth or under the splint to get really clean. What is most likely making that taste awful is " food " build up that isn't getting brushed out, and probably dried blood/mucus, what I like to refer to as that awful " gunk! " Never thought about the taste of " drilled bones " but it is certainly a possibility. But no doubt, it's pretty nasty. What worked for me was getting a waterpik. You may want to run it past your surgeon as different surgeons have different opinions about this. But if s/he approves the use of one, use it on the lowest setting, squirting the water inside your mouth away from the stitches (however, when the stitches start to break up and are coming out on their own, I found the waterpik helpful in flushing out some pieces that were ready to come out but weren't). Anyway, fill the waterpik reservoir with water, and then add some (not a whole lot) of the prescribed minty rinse your surgeon gave you and that will be enough to keep your mouth fresh for a while. Brush your teeth and then do this waterpik ritual after each " meal " or drink. Yes, you will still have gunk that you can't brush off your teeth and roof of your mouth, but that awful taste will be diminished. But be warned, you will have to do this often. But it helps. It made those first weeks so much more bearable for me. And not to get gross, when you see some of the stuff being flushed out of your mouth with the pic, there won't be any surprise why your mouth feels so gross. Hang in there and continued good healing! Irish! 1 year, 3 months postop Upper/Lower/Genio > One thing I didn't expect was this awful taste in my mouth all the time. I have tried drinking different things and rinsing out my mouth with water. At first I thought it was just because I need to brush, but now I think it is the taste of drilled bones..... > > Anyone else have this? Anyway to get rid of it? > > ~Cathy > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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