#3121 07-26-2004 09:30 AM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 156 Gold Member (100+ posts) |  Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 156 | This is from a prior post:
My social worker also recommended brushing with devices looking like "sponges on coffee stirrers". For some reason, I thought I read about it here too. Coincidentally, yet another advisor recommended them yesterday and emailed me:
Sponge Swabs:
Toothettes by Sage Products, Inc. 1.800.323.2220 manufactures the toothette.
You can go to their site and click on Clinical Products and Oral care...www.sageproducts.com
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#3122 07-26-2004 10:42 AM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 837 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 837 | I needed those swabs for the middle to latter part of my radiation treatment. Even soft toothbrushes felt too harsh at that point, and I used the swabs followed by some VERY careful flossing.
Cathy
Tongue SCC (T2M0N0), poorly differentiated, diagnosed 3/89, partial glossectomy and neck dissection 4/89, radiation from early June to late August 1989
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#3123 07-27-2004 01:44 AM | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 85 Senior Member (75+ posts) | | OP Senior Member (75+ posts)
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 85 | With flouride trays in hand and Biotene mouthwash and toothpaste at the ready I thank you for your comments, advice and experience. I'm prepared for a kinder, gentler, yet dignified approach.
T1N0M0 Partial Glossectomy 2/04, Recurrance w/ another P.G. 5/04. IMRTx33 7/04-9/04. T2N2M0 recurrance in throat, 11/04.
2nd tumor 1/06/05, Chemo 1/11-05 Died 02-16-05 Wife: Brenda
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#3124 07-27-2004 04:08 AM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 66 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 66 | OCF is about ready to take delivery on some VERY VERY soft tooth brushes to use during the worst part of it all, and while I don't have them all in hand right now ready to put up in the OCF store online, I can send you the few samples that I have ( sterile in the bags still). Just email me your adress and I will see that you get them.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
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