 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | Biotene makes a whole line of dry-mouth products, including a toothpaste (with fluoride), a "persistent" mouthwash (if I get up in the middle of the night, I take a sip of it and it covers the inside of my mouth to slow evaporation) and a sugarfree chewing gum (which stimulates some saliva for me).
My dentist prescribed a fluoride treatment -- Colgate makes one called PreviDent GEL (1.1% Sodium Fluoride) -- It can be used with fluoride trays made up by the dentist or applied with a toothbrush -- Either way, every day!
Finally, there is a prescription med named Evoxac (cevimeline HCL) which is also intended to stimulate saliva (haven't tried it), manufactured by Yamanouchi Pharma Tech in Norman, OK, USA.
Hope this list helps.
I also use one of the "sonic" style electric toothbrushes and I noticed that the dental hygineist has less work to do since I started using it (before all my cancer mess started).
Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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