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Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 349 Likes: 2 | I don't do the trays. I am too lazy I think to stick with it. :-)
When pressed, the head dentist at MD Anderson said I could just brush with a prescription strength fluoride toothpaste 2x daily instead.
I have no idea if this is truely as good as the trays, seems like it wouldn't be, but maybe my case is different.
You might ask about it. The best I've found is by Discus Dental, called FLUORIDEX. It is 1.1%.
Tastes OK. (Yikes, don't do the fruit flavor!! YUK)
Anyway, be sure and run the idea by a DDS first. I get my toothpaste from my local DDS. However, in NY it was at almost every DwayneReed, so different places have different rules.
Something else, kinda off-topic, can someone point me to info about Fluoride being linked to increase cancer risk..?
Michael | 53 | SCC | Right Tonsil | Dx'd: 06-10-05 | STAGE IV, T3N2bM0 | 3 Nodes R Side | MRND & Tonsillectomy 06/29/05 Dr Fee/Stanford | 8 wks Rad/Chemo startd August 15th @ MSKCC, NY | Tx Ended: 09-27-05 | Cancer free at 16+ Yrs | After-Effects of Tx: Thyroid function is 0, ok salivary function, tinnitus, some scars, neck/face asymmetry, gastric reflux. 2017 dysphagia, L Carotid stent / 2019, R Carotid occluded not eligible for stent.2022 dental issues, possible ORN, memory/recall challenges.
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