 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Debz,
These are plastic trays that fit over your teeth that you put a floride gel in. Your dentist will make them. I was told to wear mine 20-30 minutes a day, every day for the rest of my life. I put them in the morning when I shower. You are not supposed to drink anything for at least 30 minutes after using them. For that reason, using them just before going to bed is probably a better idea.
Nelie,
I use GelKam fruit and berry flavor. It does not irritate my mouth at all and actually gets the saliva going in the morning. I cannot use anything that is mint flavored even now 10+ years later. They all burn. You might give it a try.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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