The water pik sound like a great idea, wish I had thought of that during my treatments. Oh well.

On the subject of tooth care, though, anyone have any idea what brand of toothpaste still has decent flouride treatment but not so much of the mint/flavoring/etc? The mint was terribly uncomfortable on the sore areas, almost painful. Using a toothpaste now called Fluocaril, seems not so strong in the taste department, has high flouride level.

Hang in there Gary, it's a literal pain while this is going on, but you do feel better afterward.
Bob