Re: Brusters and dental floss

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Mandy

Is the prophy paste the stuff they use to polish your teeth after cleaning? I asked my dentist to check and they say it has no gluten. I have had problems in the past with my mouth breaking out inside after teeth cleaning and wondered if there was gluten in something they use. What brands have gluten and which ones don't?

ita

[Guest guest]

ita-Yes, the prophy paste is the polish. Did your dentist actually check? You know how some people who aren't gluten free like to assume that things are gluten free when really they are not. There are many different brands so I can't give you any specifics because our rep just checked on the products that we use. If you want you could probably call up your dentist office just as a anonymous caller and ask what brand of prophy paste they use and then do a little research on the net. If it's not gluten free, I would request your dentist to buy some that is. If not switch dentists, because if they aren't willing to go out of there way for a patient then it's not worth staying a patient. The dentist that I work for is just a great man who goes out of his way for patients all of the time. So I don't know if all dentists are like this or if he is just one of a kind. Also if your mouth breaks out it might be the latex gloves, have the hygienist use vinyl next time to see if it helps.

~Mandy~

[Guest guest]

Mandy-

I've asked at our peds. dentist about the paste & they said they could just use the plain "abrasive" stuff. Does that sound right, or should I ask for the brand of that stuff too? I've never thought to worry about the floss! As far as the gloves, what are they powdered with??? Always SO many questions.....

Thanks for your "insider information"!

Re: Brusters and dental floss

ita-Yes, the prophy paste is the polish. Did your dentist actually check? You know how some people who aren't gluten free like to assume that things are gluten free when really they are not. There are many different brands so I can't give you any specifics because our rep just checked on the products that we use. If you want you could probably call up your dentist office just as a anonymous caller and ask what brand of prophy paste they use and then do a little research on the net. If it's not gluten free, I would request your dentist to buy some that is. If not switch dentists, because if they aren't willing to go out of there way for a patient then it's not worth staying a patient. The dentist that I work for is just a great man who goes out of his way for patients all of the time. So I don't know if all dentists are like this or if he is just one of a kind. Also if your mouth breaks out it might be the latex gloves, have the hygienist use vinyl next time to see if it helps.

~Mandy~

[Guest guest]

Hi -

No problem with passing on the insider information, I'm glad to do it! I did some searching and the gloves are powdered with basically corn starch or natural latex proteins (which wouldn't have added gluten). The "abrasive" stuff that they are talking about is pumice. Now I don't know what ingredients are in pumice but I'm guessing that it's just a natural stone and in dental offices it comes in a powdered form. I would think that it would be safer to use rather than the flavored paste's. I'm sure you could ask what brand it is, search on the internet and contact the company yourself if you don't think your office will be a reliable source. If you have anymore questions I have no problem digging around for the answers so feel free to ask anytime.

~Mandy~

[Guest guest]

Hi -

No problem with passing on the insider information, I'm glad to do it! I did some searching and the gloves are powdered with basically corn starch or natural latex proteins (which wouldn't have added gluten). The "abrasive" stuff that they are talking about is pumice. Now I don't know what ingredients are in pumice but I'm guessing that it's just a natural stone and in dental offices it comes in a powdered form. I would think that it would be safer to use rather than the flavored paste's. I'm sure you could ask what brand it is, search on the internet and contact the company yourself if you don't think your office will be a reliable source. If you have anymore questions I have no problem digging around for the answers so feel free to ask anytime.

~Mandy~