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Dear Lori,
Thank you so much for all the information !!!!!
I have carefully brushed my teeth and when I only brush the bottom teeth there is no bleeding. I only have four teeth on top and when I gently brush them it is clear that this is where the bleeding is coming from. You mentioned that there might be spaces in between these teeth and I can see that they do have spaces in between. I was very surprised that the dentist did not seem to think that the bleeding was a problem. I guess he must know that soon those upper teeth will be gone and that will solve the problem. He did examine my mouth completely and my throat and he said he did not see any evidence of thrush, so I should just use mouth wash after I brush and remember to rinse my mouth after I use my inhaler. I know I had white patches that came out of my mouth a month ago so I guess this means it is now under control. I will add the tongue brushing and continue doing all of your suggestions because I do not want it to return ! Or does it really ever go away completely ? And I was concerned about having four teeth pulled and the chance of thrush being introduced into the open cavities.
No mention of gingivitis or periodontal disease at the cleaning, but they did do a "deep water flushing" around each tooth. I don't know what to call it but they used water under pressure to go between the gums and each tooth on the lower jaw only. You are so patient with me and I admit that I worry . I just really don't want to get thrush is my lungs, since I have severe COPD, and or my circulatory system.
I read the article on coconut oil.
Thank you,
Holly
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Holly, I think if you’re not seeing the white patches anymore that the thrush is gone. This thrush sounded localized so don’t be too concerned that it is spreading. You’d know!
So continue with rinsing after using the inhaler. You could use a little salt water rinse when you do that. A 1/4 teaspoon of salt in a cup of lukewarm water. Just swish for 30 seconds or so and spit it out. Maybe repeat once or twice. That should help.
This will still be important to do when you have your denture so you don’t develop thrush under it. Again this is just routine brushing and daily hygiene.
You’ll need to clean the denture daily by brushing or soaking with a denture cleaner. You can use your regularly toothpaste too.
A good trick to make sure nothing happens if you drop the denture when cleaning is to put water in your bathroom basin. That way if it slips from your fingers, your denture will hit the water first. ☺️
Thank you for explaining about the bleeding. It’s encouraging that it’s only involving the upper remaining teeth that are destined for removal. There’s not much that can be done for them anymore and honestly, this will be so much better for your health at this point to have them out. They are a source of inflammation that will go away when the teeth are gone and the bleeding should stop.
Give the coconut oil pulling a try. I know it’s not inexpensive to buy but you can also use it in cooking, on your face and skin as a moisturizer, etc. And it keeps for a long time without refrigeration. But it actually may help improve your over all oral health and keep any thrush limited.
We’ll get you through this!! 🥰