Wired shut - brushing and cleaning tips

[Guest guest]

I agree. Ask your surgeon about a water pik. I am four weeks post-op and I

went to the OS today. He still says I can't use one! In the mean time, my gums

are swollen and cracking, and bleeding when I brush. I am so upset by it! I

have never had gum problems in my life!

I couldn't even reach my back teeth for days. I was disguisted by all the film

and tried my best with a baby tooth brush and watered down listerine.

Well, he prescribed me Peridex and I will be using that, plus I am having my

teeth cleaned next week, so I hope that it will get better soon

~Cathy

Re: Wired shut - brushing and

cleaning tips

I am glad you are making it through and hope for a speedy recovery.

My daughter is 16 and is going to have surgery on Monday June 14th. I

bought her a waterpick. I was told this would take care of the food

etc., left behind. Keep me updated on how you are doing. Good luck.

: )

> Hey everyone,

> I had upper/lower/genio June 2nd...back home now and trying to take

> it a day at a time. Something that is bothering me a little is

> cleaning my mouth after every meal - Im brushing with a childrens

> toothbrush on the teeth and wires only, and then I try to rinse out

> as best I can with a syringe and water. But some toothpaste gunk

and

> saliva still ends up in my mouth no matter how much I rinse, which

> sometimes causes me to cough involuntarity after a while. Any tips

> on improving this?

[Guest guest]

Im surprised that your OS didn't have you use Peridex from the start.

This is an excellent mouth rinse, after you use it a couple of days your

bleeding gums should heal. However, if you eat right after using it you

will have a very strange taste in your mouth.

wendy

Wired shut - brushing and

cleaning tips

I agree. Ask your surgeon about a water pik. I am four weeks post-op

and I went to the OS today. He still says I can't use one! In the mean

time, my gums are swollen and cracking, and bleeding when I brush. I am

so upset by it! I have never had gum problems in my life!

I couldn't even reach my back teeth for days. I was disguisted by all

the film and tried my best with a baby tooth brush and watered down

listerine.

Well, he prescribed me Peridex and I will be using that, plus I am

having my teeth cleaned next week, so I hope that it will get better

soon

~Cathy

Re: Wired shut - brushing and

cleaning tips

I am glad you are making it through and hope for a speedy recovery.

My daughter is 16 and is going to have surgery on Monday June 14th. I

bought her a waterpick. I was told this would take care of the food

etc., left behind. Keep me updated on how you are doing. Good luck.

: )

> Hey everyone,

> I had upper/lower/genio June 2nd...back home now and trying to take

> it a day at a time. Something that is bothering me a little is

> cleaning my mouth after every meal - Im brushing with a childrens

> toothbrush on the teeth and wires only, and then I try to rinse out

> as best I can with a syringe and water. But some toothpaste gunk

and

> saliva still ends up in my mouth no matter how much I rinse, which

> sometimes causes me to cough involuntarity after a while. Any tips

> on improving this?

[Guest guest]

The waterpik will indeed be helpful, but remember not to let your

daughter uses it before the surgeon approves. Sometimes they worry

that the stitches will be disrupted, so you may need to give it some

time to heal a bit.

Cammie

> > Hey everyone,

> > I had upper/lower/genio June 2nd...back home now and trying to

take

> > it a day at a time. Something that is bothering me a little is

> > cleaning my mouth after every meal - Im brushing with a childrens

> > toothbrush on the teeth and wires only, and then I try to rinse

out

> > as best I can with a syringe and water. But some toothpaste gunk

> and

> > saliva still ends up in my mouth no matter how much I rinse,

which

> > sometimes causes me to cough involuntarity after a while. Any

tips

> > on improving this?