Re: Keeping my teeth clean

May 22, 2005

Derrick,

The yellow tinge is very normal. It is the lymphatic system breaking

down and removing the blood (bruise)left behind from the wound. Now you

can visualize the exact path your lymph travels from your mouth--woohoo!

As for oral hygeine, yeah it sucks to not be able to brush. But I

wouldn't worry about gum disease just yet. Gum disease is usually a

result of chronic neglect not short term abuse. The gingiva tissue is

quite resilient.

Hang in there.

CPT Bob

> Hi all. This goes out to anyone who reads through the board, but it

> is probably most relevant to those people in here who do not have the

> ability to open their mouths. Whether it be through splints or a

> wiring system, teeth hygiene is nearly impossible. I've been wired

> for 9 days now and the inside of my mouth is feeling very dirty.

> There's a constant slime there right where the gums and teeth meet.

> THere are pasties, stickies and just down-right yuckies ALL the time.

> My biggies concern however is the shape of my gums. I would like to

> know how badly damaged my gums will be after 6 weeks of no real

> hygiene. The last thing i want is gum disease and have to go through

> another surgery fix that. Is there anyone out there who has survived

> 6 weeks of wiring and have any comments on this issue? Other than

> that, i'm coming along pretty well. .. i have a yellowish tinge under

> my skin that goes down my neck and into the upper parts of my chest. .

> is this normal? what is it? thanks for reading guys!

May 22, 2005

Derrick,

Absolutely as Bob said the yellow tinge is normal and is a sign that

your tissues are healing. Usually bruising coloring goes from

black/blue to purple to yellow, so yellow is the end stage.

As far as concerns keeping your mouth clean I can only imagine how

yucky that must feel. Thankfully I will only be banded shut. However,

I remember back when my doctor was talking about wiring me shut I was

very concerned about keeping my mouth clean and he explained to me

that I would be given a mixture to rinse my mouth with on a regular

basis every day. Have you got this and is it helping at all? Sorry

not to be of more help. I hope at least that your salty food cravings

have subsided:-)

Keep up the good recovery.

Sara

> > Hi all. This goes out to anyone who reads through the board, but

it

> > is probably most relevant to those people in here who do not have

the

> > ability to open their mouths. Whether it be through splints or a

> > wiring system, teeth hygiene is nearly impossible. I've been

wired

> > for 9 days now and the inside of my mouth is feeling very dirty.

> > There's a constant slime there right where the gums and teeth

meet.

> > THere are pasties, stickies and just down-right yuckies ALL the

time.

> > My biggies concern however is the shape of my gums. I would

like to

> > know how badly damaged my gums will be after 6 weeks of no real

> > hygiene. The last thing i want is gum disease and have to go

through

> > another surgery fix that. Is there anyone out there who has

survived

> > 6 weeks of wiring and have any comments on this issue? Other than

> > that, i'm coming along pretty well. .. i have a yellowish tinge

under

> > my skin that goes down my neck and into the upper parts of my

chest. .

> > is this normal? what is it? thanks for reading guys!

May 22, 2005

bob. .. thank you for your reassurance with the gum facts. .. wouldn't that

be a paradox? good jaws, but crappy gums!? ... does this ever end?!

anyhow. . thanks for the input!

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Surgery Support ] Re: Keeping my teeth clean & gt;Date: Sun, 22 May

2005 21:25:50 -0000 & gt; & gt;Derrick, & gt; & gt;The yellow tinge

is very normal. It is the lymphatic system breaking & gt;down and removing

the blood (bruise)left behind from the wound. Now you & gt;can visualize

the exact path your lymph travels from your mouth--woohoo! & gt; & gt;As

for oral hygeine, yeah it sucks to not be able to brush. But

I & gt;wouldn't worry about gum disease just yet. Gum disease is usually

a & gt;result of chronic neglect not short term abuse. The gingiva tissue

is & gt;quite resilient. & gt; & gt;Hang in there. & gt; & gt;CPT

Bob & gt; & gt; & gt;

& gt; Hi all. This goes out to anyone who reads through the board, but

it & gt; & gt; is probably most relevant to those people in here who do not

have the & gt; & gt; ability to open their mouths. Whether it be through

splints or a & gt; & gt; wiring system, teeth hygiene is nearly impossible.

I've been wired & gt; & gt; for 9 days now and the inside of my mouth is

feeling very dirty. & gt; & gt; There's a constant slime there right where

the gums and teeth meet. & gt; & gt; THere are pasties, stickies and just

down-right yuckies ALL the time. & gt; & gt; My biggies concern however is

the shape of my gums. I would like to & gt; & gt; know how badly damaged

my gums will be after 6 weeks of no real & gt; & gt; hygiene. The last

thing i want is gum disease and have to go through & gt; & gt; another

surgery fix that. Is there anyone out there who has survived & gt; & gt; 6

weeks of wiring and have any comments on this issue? Other than & gt;

& gt; that, i'm coming along pretty well. .. i have a yellowish tinge

under & gt; & gt; my skin that goes down my neck and into the upper parts

of my chest. . & gt; & gt; is this normal? what is it? thanks for reading

guys! & gt; & gt;

May 22, 2005

Derrick, have you tried rinsing with Gly-Oxide? It's a rinse available

at drugstores that gets foamy and eats away the icky stuff. I suspect

it's closely related to hydrogen peroxide, which would probably do

just as well in a pinch.

Also, just curious about the bruising and yellow tinge -- did you have

upper, lower or both? I've just never heard of this and am wondering

if it's something I'll have.

Luna

May 22, 2005

The yellow could be bruising. Mine showed up around the chin jaw and

neckareaabout 5-7dayspostop. As faras gum care I had the sameconcern

and fuzzy cotton mouth feeling. I was wired andsplintedfor 51/2

weeks. I gargledwith the prescription mouth wash my os gave me after

every meal and salt water too. After about 2 weeks my mouth didn't

feel so crusty. When I got my splint out after 8 weeks postop it was

a little orangish but way cleaner than I expected. I guess on a

liquid diet there's only so much dirtying liquids can do.

Jane