#60302 02-17-2007 07:54 AM | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 493 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 493 | I use the Prevident as toothe paste and brush well for about 2 minutes then I follow that up with my trays with GelKam (.4%). I leave the trays in for about 20 minutes every morning. The direction say 5 minutes then don't eat or drink anything for 20 minutes. I kind of just put them in and forget about them while I get ready for work. I hadn't heard of a foam for home use, but I'm going to ask about it.
Tim Stoj
63 yr old. Dx Jun 06 with BOT Stage IV. Neck dissesction on 19 Jun 06. Started Tx on 21 Aug 06/completed 33 IMRTs and 3 CT (2 Cisplat & 1 Carboplat) on 5 Oct 06.
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#60303 02-18-2007 01:57 PM | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | At night, I brush my teeth with Biotene toothpaste and then apply the Prevident gel with my toothbrush. I then hop into bed and read for about an hour, swishing the stuf around occasionally and then spit it out.
I have the trays, but when I first started using them during radiation removing them was causing nausea, so I never got into the habit.
The dentist charges almost $20 for a tube of Prevident, but the pharmacy only charges $3 with my prescription plan (Medco).
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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#60304 02-19-2007 01:14 PM | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Pete,
Wow, my dentist gives me those tubes free or should I say the hygentist gives them to me just like a toothbrush and toothpaste each time I visit. I probably have 5 or 6 tubes in my sink drawer. I better ask for more next time to build up my inventory in case they put a stop to that practice.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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#60305 02-19-2007 03:54 PM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 71 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 71 | My dentist gives me Prevident 5000 free as well. He gets it as free samples from the manufacuturer, and isn't trying to make money in the middle. My foam flouride lasts a long time as well, so the Rx for that is no big deal. Little known fact - that even the Oral B foam floride products are all made under Laclede's (Biotene's) patent and most of the foam products are actually manufactured and private labeled at the Biotene plant.
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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#60306 03-06-2007 01:42 PM | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 149 Senior Member (100+ posts) | | Senior Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 149 | If using the foam, is the foam enough or would you use Prevident on top of that?
Dx 10/06 Adenoid Cystic carcinoma; Stage I. Soft palate/minor salivary glands.
Tx surgery 11/06 Tomotherapy (targeted IMRT) 3/07
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#60307 03-06-2007 01:59 PM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 71 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 71 | There are many factors and too much flouride is an issue as is not enough. My personal regimen is to use foam in disposable flouride (styrofoam) trays once every two weeks. Once a week I brush with Prevident before bed, and three times a day I brush with Biotene which also has lesser amounts of flouride in it. I am 8 years out, have all my teeth and my biggest issue has not been caries but gigival recession around the necks of the teeth. Because I have such a tough time keeping my teeth plaque and calculus free, I see a hygienist every 8 weeks.
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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