Interesting that you have flair ups around your implants. I don’t have dental implants but I have numerous caps on my molars. I have redness and irritation around the base of all the caps along with the lacy rash that accompanies the lichen planus in my mouth. I’ve always said to my dentist that I believe it an allergic reaction to metal. I believe it even more now.

My regimen includes an ultra soft toothbrush head on my electric toothbrush that looks like a marshmallow. It’s given me some peace and quite a bit of relief from the pain of brushing. I floss or use my waterpick on a gentle setting the rinse with a gentle mouthwash called ClōSYS. While watching TV I’ll use red light therapy. It looks like a bite block and delivers the red light therapy in you mouth for around 20. This all seems to work well but periodically I still have breakthroughs. Suddenly I’ll feel like my gums have turned to fine sandpaper. But it’s nothing as severe as the initial presentation. I