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@rubagaddal

Thank so much @hrhwilliam.
Yes, I do struggle with a deep pocket that runs down the left side of my tongue.
I do try my best to remove any food residues, I use three types of toothbrushes, mouth washes of salt and sodium bicarbonate, and a cotton stick to reach deep down, but still couldn't remove very small deep particles.
What other oral tools can help?
Thank You for your help and advice.

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There are a variety of rubber tipped picks available yet I’m not sure where I found these. Possibly a drug store.
A Water Pick is very handy as well once you get used to not spraying the room. I add a bit of Chlorhexidine Gluconate rinse (prescription available from doc or dentist) to the water tank to keep it fresh/clean.
Our daily oral work is time consuming. We have no choice in the matter. It’s part of the new normal because ignoring all that needs to be done has drastic results. Perhaps some day our surgeons will consider quality of work in the equation when making their repairs. Our part can be handled during follow-ups by factually stating without complaining that we have issues and what those issues are rather than just saying it’s all fine, no complaints. This while probably not directly helpful to us just may help the next patient down the road by improving procedures. One can only imagine what the first patient’s quality of life was like.