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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / January 2005Frenectomy
I had a frenectomy (due to gum recession) yesterday and have a couple of questions. Firstly, how am I supposed to brush my teeth? I can barely open my mouth so it's difficult to clean my molars properly. Does the risk of infection in the surgical areas increase if your teeth aren't cleaned properly?? I'm a bit worried. Any comments/suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks for your time. Annia > I had a frenectomy (due to gum recession) yesterday and have a couple > of questions. Firstly, how am I supposed to brush my teeth? I can [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Annia Just do the best you can re: brushing... You might try using your index finger with a bit of paste on it. Tomorrow, you can start gently rinsing your mouth with dilute solutions, but no heavy 'dishwasher' style swishing around your mouth. I wouldn't worry much about infection. Take your antiinflammatories and hang loose. SP  SignatureNot a real Addy, yet I agree with SP, but who the hell let you loose after a frenectomy without post op instructions? bob >> I had a frenectomy (due to gum recession) yesterday and have a couple >> of questions. Firstly, how am I supposed to brush my teeth? I can [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > your antiinflammatories and hang loose. > SP Well a part of the instructions was to hold off on brushing my teeth for the first 24 hours, and then to "continue to clean the rest of your mouth as you normally would, but avoid the surgical areas with the toothbrush for the first three weeks". Unfortunately, brushing your teeth as you "normally would" is very difficult when you can barely open your mouth ... hence my (possibly silly :) question. Anyway, it was slightly better this morning ...and I rinsed with salt water ... Thanks! Annia > I agree with SP, but who the hell let you loose after a frenectomy without > post op instructions? [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > your antiinflammatories and hang loose. > > SP Well a part of the instructions was to hold off on brushing my teeth for the first 24 hours, and then to "continue to clean the rest of your mouth as you normally would, but avoid the surgical areas with the toothbrush for the first three weeks". Unfortunately, brushing your teeth as you "normally would" is very difficult when you can barely open your mouth ... hence my (possibly silly :) question. Anyway, it was slightly better this morning ...and I rinsed with salt water ... Thanks! Annia > I agree with SP, but who the hell let you loose after a frenectomy without > post op instructions? [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > your antiinflammatories and hang loose. > > SP Is it normal for swelling to *increase* at this stage rather than decrease? >I agree with SP, but who the hell let you loose after a frenectomy without >post op instructions? > >bob The barber/surgeon. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com |
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