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Teeth, own or false, dentist costs, extractions etc.
Aging Well | Last Active: Jun 12, 2023 | Replies (68)Comment receiving replies
Ah thanks for your support. And, no, I wouldn't want to be a dentist, lol. An assistant? maybe. I think possibly as I had a very gentle female dentist (not sexist) for many years, over 15, and maybe small hands ? Her assistants were like you, goooood. But here and maybe its cos of Covid and they have masks and its hot in there with thick plastic curtains etc...but the male dentists seem to go at it like they are carpenters .. there is a bit of compassion missing although very nice and I always thank them; . the assistant has quite often given me a mini shower, and when spouse there same thing and the assistant sprayed the dentist's plastic shield he wore at beginning of Covid but i think she told him they cant use the regular tools?
Guess its kind of funny, but honestly that acid on my tongue burned like it was making holes in my tongue, but I do have dry mouth and tender inside my whole mouth, even sometimes catsup sort of stings.. the headphones sound a good idea, maybe they are not using them through Covid. It wont stop me going to dentist but I might change offices.. . as we get or I get older, seem to be more sensitive to it all.
Thanks and have a good day. ps They gave me 2 Advils for pain which helped. 🦷
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@lacy2 @lioness You’ve both mentioned dry mouths. I’m so sorry if I’ve missed this somewhere in the discussions, but have you mentioned the dry mouth to your physician? Is this caused by medications you’re on?
There are several products on the market which can help relieve the symptoms. Oracoat Xylimelts really work well. They’re little disks that adhere to your teeth or cheek and time-release Xylitol, which is a natural sugar substitute that gets the saliva flowing and promotes healing. During my chemo treatments, Spry mouth rinse, which also contains Xylitol but NO alcohol, helped sooth my incredibly sore mouth. Other products such Biotene or Act Dry Mouth rinses help with keeping moisture in your oral tissue.
If those fail to help, there are several prescription drugs which help with saliva production.
And to answer the question of putting baking soda in salt water mouth rinse...yes, you can do that. There are also rinses with Hydrogen peroxide, such as Peroxyl, however you don’t want to use that for more than a couple of days as it changes the normal flora of your mouth. Adding honey is also soothing. Just don’t swallow any of these and always follow with just a plain water rinse.
8 ounces of warm water and 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of baking soda. If your mouth is tender and the salt water rinse is stinging, you can use ½ tsp of salt instead of a full teaspoon for the first day or two. Use this several times a day. If you want to make it up ahead of time to use all week, then bring the water to a boil first. Store in the refrigerator and warm the solution to room temperature or add some warm water just to make it more comfortable to use.
I hope these Ideas help!