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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / September 2008fluoride and gum infection
I recently had "some kind" of gum infection resulting in wisdom tooth pain. My dentist gave me some antibiotics and everything is now fine. The tooth that gave the pain is difficult to get round with a toothbrush and I asked my dentist if there is anything else I could do in addition to the usual attempts at flossing etc. He suggested getting a small amount of fluoride toothpaste on a finger and rubbing it between the tooth and gum and not rinsing out afterwards. I asked him at the time if it was safe to leave toothpaste against a tooth and his answer was along the lines of people clean their teeth with toothpaste so their wouldn't be a problem...... But I have since thought, everyone rinses their mouths out after a clean so I don't think he answered my question properly. Is it ok to place a small amount of toothpaste at the side of a tooth and leave it ,would it be of any use ? Michael > I recently had "some kind" of gum infection resulting in wisdom tooth pain. > My dentist gave me some antibiotics and everything is now fine. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > leave it ,would it be of any use ? > Michael I can think of no valid reason to do this. Steve >> I recently had "some kind" of gum infection resulting in wisdom tooth pain. >> My dentist gave me some antibiotics and everything is now fine. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >Steve But I cannot see any harm either. No doubt the "theraputic" effect would be minimal at best. For patients diagnosed with pericoronitis, we give a Monoject 412. Irrigation with ½ 3% H2O2 and ½ warm water at least BID is recommended. Sometimes HCX is Rx'd. Rx ABX and pain meds as appropriate. Schedule for surg ext 5 - 10 days. It also is common to see an upper wizzie chomping down on the inflamed tissue. Those can be extracted 'today' to speed the healing of the lowers, which can then be dealt with at your leisure (or refered to the OS is they are out of your comfort zone). :-) D > But I cannot see any harm either. > No doubt the "theraputic" effect would [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Schedule for surg ext 5 - 10 days. Agreed, but I usually take them all out at once. >It also is common to see an upper wizzie chomping down on the >inflamed tissue. Those can be extracted 'today' to speed the [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> >> Schedule for surg ext 5 - 10 days. |
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