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| | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 117 Likes: 1 Senior Member (100+ posts) | | Senior Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 117 Likes: 1 | I'm looking into the suggestions, but also found two other toothbrushes from GUM.
One is called "Post-Operation" and it's incredibly soft. So soft I have to brush gently so I don't bottom out the brush. I wish I had had one of these post treatment. But too soft for me now.
The other is called "Sensitive Care." It's softer than the Biotene ultra soft brush I have. I wish it were just a tad softer, but it's the best I've tried so far for the level I'm at now.
I never found these before when I was looking for brushes using search engines. I only found them because I looked around the Gum website.
Squamous cell carcinoma base of tongue. Lymph involvement unclear; staging placed at "2 or 3." Biopsy 4/18/2008. Treatment: IMRT every day for 7 weeks. Cisplaten once a week to sensitize cancer to radiation. Treatment ended 7/16/08. PET/CT shows no more cancer.
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Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,294 Likes: 1 | I'm no dentist but one of the things you want to do is to have good gum health. Stimulating the gums and massaging them is a good thing. It seems that a brush that offers a good amount of massaging to the gums is a good thing. The very soft brushes may not do enough. Just my thoughts. Don
Don
Male, 1955
Great health except C
Dec '12
DX: BOT SCC T2N2bMx, Stage 4a, HPV+, multiple nodes
1 tooth out
Jan '13
2nd tooth out
Tumor Board -induction TPF (3 cycles), seq CRT
4-6/2013
CRT 70gr 2x35, weekly carbo150
ended 5/29,6/4
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Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 3,267 Likes: 4 | My radiation centers spray your mouth with irrigation purposes saline solution. This can be bought, and used in the water pic. I returned mine last year, two sizes, with the travel kit. Maybe I'll. buy it again.
10/09 T1N2bM0 Tonsil
11/09 Taxo Cisp 5-FU, 6 Months Hosp
01/11 35 IMRT 70Gy 7 Wks
06/11 30 HBO
08/11 RND PNI
06/12 SND PNI LVI
08/12 RND Pec Flap IORT 12 Gy
10/12 25 IMRT 50Gy 6 Wks Taxo Erbitux
10/13 SND
10/13 TBO/Angiograph
10/13 RND Carotid Remove IORT 10Gy PNI
12/13 25 Protons 50Gy 6 Wks Carbo
11/14 All Teeth Extract 30 HBO
03/15 Sequestromy Buccal Flap ORN
09/16 Mandibulectomy Fib Flap Sternotomy
04/17 Regraft hypergranulation Donor Site
06/17 Heart Attack Stent
02/19 Finally Cancer Free Took 10 yrs
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