Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 I went to the OS today for the first time post-op since the surgery (im 9 days post-op) and i have a small infection in the back of my mouth due to bad brushing back there on the left side. He is doubling my dosage of antibiotic which will hopefully help. it is swollen and he made two new stitches because food got trapped behind my cheek and into the wound...he said thee was some puss. Now honestly, I'm very scared. I'm seeing him again on Monday. I thought i was brushing well..i brushed 5x/day, always after eating, always! I'm really hoping it does not get worse because he told me that if it does i could loose that part of my jaw and they will have to take part of my hip to exchange the bone! that really scared me! question- when you rinse while brushing, it's very hard for me..how do you guys do it? I'm just very scared and frustrated and nervous right now, anything will help, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 After I brush I fill a zip-n-squeeze bag with warm ater and use it like a very gentle water pick. Then i rinse with an alcohol free mouth wash. Hope this helps. > I went to the OS today for the first time post-op since the surgery > (im 9 days post-op) and i have a small infection in the back of my > mouth due to bad brushing back there on the left side. He is > doubling my dosage of antibiotic which will hopefully help. it is > swollen and he made two new stitches because food got trapped behind > my cheek and into the wound...he said thee was some puss. Now > honestly, I'm very scared. I'm seeing him again on Monday. I > thought i was brushing well..i brushed 5x/day, always after eating, > always! I'm really hoping it does not get worse because he told me > that if it does i could loose that part of my jaw and they will have > to take part of my hip to exchange the bone! that really scared me! > > question- when you rinse while brushing, it's very hard for me..how > do you guys do it? > > I'm just very scared and frustrated and nervous right now, anything > will help, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Hey Meryl, Here.. we had surgery on the same day. I was wondering how you were doing.. I'm sorry to hear you have an infection. Try sticking to just liquids, and get a child's tooth brush. I still can't feel my gums, so I feel a lot better knowing I don't have to worry about hitting them with the little toothbrush. I also got a huge bottle of saline solution (salt water) from the hospital before I left, and I swish with it whenever I think about it (which is pretty often). Its amazing how fast gums will heal up with salt water. Good luck > I went to the OS today for the first time post-op since the surgery > (im 9 days post-op) and i have a small infection in the back of my > mouth due to bad brushing back there on the left side. He is > doubling my dosage of antibiotic which will hopefully help. it is > swollen and he made two new stitches because food got trapped behind > my cheek and into the wound...he said thee was some puss. Now > honestly, I'm very scared. I'm seeing him again on Monday. I > thought i was brushing well..i brushed 5x/day, always after eating, > always! I'm really hoping it does not get worse because he told me > that if it does i could loose that part of my jaw and they will have > to take part of my hip to exchange the bone! that really scared me! > > question- when you rinse while brushing, it's very hard for me..how > do you guys do it? > > I'm just very scared and frustrated and nervous right now, anything > will help, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 > I went to the OS today for the first time post-op since the surgery > (im 9 days post-op) and i have a small infection in the back of my > mouth due to bad brushing back there on the left side. He is > doubling my dosage of antibiotic which will hopefully help. it is > swollen and he made two new stitches because food got trapped behind > my cheek and into the wound...he said thee was some puss. Now > honestly, I'm very scared. I'm seeing him again on Monday. I > thought i was brushing well..i brushed 5x/day, always after eating, > always! I'm really hoping it does not get worse because he told me > that if it does i could loose that part of my jaw and they will have > to take part of my hip to exchange the bone! that really scared me! > > question- when you rinse while brushing, it's very hard for me..how > do you guys do it? > > I'm just very scared and frustrated and nervous right now, anything > will help, thanks. A few things will help : - With your surgeon's approval, get a Waterpik machine, and use it at the LOWEST setting. Talk to him first, though, some disaprove this machine. I used it with lukewarm water. - I used a syringe to push the salted water (saline solution) to the back of my mouth. Do the same. And if you've been prescribed Perydex (medicated mouthwash), use it. - Once the salted water is in your mouth, and if you're not too dizzy, try to make it run throught your entire mouth (incline your head if you can't use your mouth's muscles). - Use the syringe as often as you can think of it. A bare minimum would be after each meal, immediately after waking up in the morning (or after a nap), and before going to bed (at night bacterias are most likely spreading because they are pretty much left alone in there!) - I used to complete each meal with a glass of water (tap water), while the food didn't have the time to stick anywhere. Seconds after the last bite (or drink), I would rinse my mouth with water. - I have a piece of cheek blocking the natural access to my wisdom teeth (each side, lucky me!). So, I used a finger to *gently* strech my cheek open to free the back of my lower jaw, while (whit the other hand), injecting the salter water with the syringe. All this got me out of the " no-brushing " period with an A+ (I was congratulated of the state of my mouth by my surgeon). Hope this helps... Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 thanks everyone for the great help! I'll try all your suggestions!-- - In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " Ray " wrote: > > > I went to the OS today for the first time post-op since the surgery > > (im 9 days post-op) and i have a small infection in the back of my > > mouth due to bad brushing back there on the left side. He is > > doubling my dosage of antibiotic which will hopefully help. it is > > swollen and he made two new stitches because food got trapped behind > > my cheek and into the wound...he said thee was some puss. Now > > honestly, I'm very scared. I'm seeing him again on Monday. I > > thought i was brushing well..i brushed 5x/day, always after eating, > > always! I'm really hoping it does not get worse because he told me > > that if it does i could loose that part of my jaw and they will have > > to take part of my hip to exchange the bone! that really scared me! > > > > question- when you rinse while brushing, it's very hard for me..how > > do you guys do it? > > > > I'm just very scared and frustrated and nervous right now, anything > > will help, thanks. > > A few things will help : > > - With your surgeon's approval, get a Waterpik machine, and use it > at the LOWEST setting. Talk to him first, though, some disaprove > this machine. I used it with lukewarm water. > > - I used a syringe to push the salted water (saline solution) to the > back of my mouth. Do the same. And if you've been prescribed > Perydex (medicated mouthwash), use it. > > - Once the salted water is in your mouth, and if you're not too dizzy, > try to make it run throught your entire mouth (incline your head > if you can't use your mouth's muscles). > > - Use the syringe as often as you can think of it. A bare minimum > would be after each meal, immediately after waking up in the > morning (or after a nap), and before going to bed (at night > bacterias are most likely spreading because they are pretty much > left alone in there!) > > - I used to complete each meal with a glass of water (tap water), while > the food didn't have the time to stick anywhere. Seconds after the last > bite (or drink), I would rinse my mouth with water. > > - I have a piece of cheek blocking the natural access to my wisdom > teeth (each side, lucky me!). So, I used a finger to *gently* strech my > cheek open to free the back of my lower jaw, while (whit the other > hand), injecting the salter water with the syringe. > > All this got me out of the " no-brushing " period with an A+ (I was > congratulated of the state of my mouth by my surgeon). > > Hope this helps... > > Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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