Re: Flossing after surgery...

[Guest guest]

I really don't remember, but I do recall my dental hygienist telling

me that slacking off a bit post-op wasn't going to do any severe

damage. I would be concerned about forcing your jaws open to get back

there. I have a friend who insisted on flossing her rear molars

during the first week post-op (she had upper/lower) and I still feel

it may have been responsible for her relapse - of course I am not an

expert, and I wouldn't like to say that to her personally. I did tell

her to go easy with the floss for the first few weeks.

One brand of floss I did use exclusively was Glide Floss Threaders -

it's floss and a threader all in one. So you just poke it in between

your archwire and your gums, in between your teeth, and pull it

through (I'll admit, at times I tried to use a pair of tweezers to

pull it through, it's darned hard to get in there when your opening

is slim).

Eating stuff that requires less cleaning is also an option, although

I know it can be boring (soup, soup and more soup!).

Good luck!

> Hi guys! I'm almost 5 weeks post-op (upper surgery). Still a bit

> swollen, upper lip still a bit " plump " but can no longer compete

with

> Angelina Jolie's.

>

> My question is, when did you guys start flossing your teeth again?

>

> I use non-electric toothbrush and have a waterpik flosser. I

started

> using the flosser about a week ago when the swelling went down a

bit

> and was able to open my mouth easily. However, I feel sorry for my

> molars and other teeth back there that I can't reach. (Usually use

a

> regular floss with threader for them).

>

> TIA!

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the advice, . I'm definitely not going to force my

mouth to open. That hurts! hehehee

Where in the world did you get Glide Floss Threaders? I have never

seen them at my local grocery store. That would be totally divine to

use!

> > Hi guys! I'm almost 5 weeks post-op (upper surgery). Still a

bit

> > swollen, upper lip still a bit " plump " but can no longer compete

> with

> > Angelina Jolie's.

> >

> > My question is, when did you guys start flossing your teeth

again?

> >

> > I use non-electric toothbrush and have a waterpik flosser. I

> started

> > using the flosser about a week ago when the swelling went down a

> bit

> > and was able to open my mouth easily. However, I feel sorry for

my

> > molars and other teeth back there that I can't reach. (Usually

use

> a

> > regular floss with threader for them).

> >

> > TIA!

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the advice, . I'm definitely not going to force my

mouth to open. That hurts! hehehee

Where in the world did you get Glide Floss Threaders? I have never

seen them at my local grocery store. That would be totally divine to

use!

> > Hi guys! I'm almost 5 weeks post-op (upper surgery). Still a

bit

> > swollen, upper lip still a bit " plump " but can no longer compete

> with

> > Angelina Jolie's.

> >

> > My question is, when did you guys start flossing your teeth

again?

> >

> > I use non-electric toothbrush and have a waterpik flosser. I

> started

> > using the flosser about a week ago when the swelling went down a

> bit

> > and was able to open my mouth easily. However, I feel sorry for

my

> > molars and other teeth back there that I can't reach. (Usually

use

> a

> > regular floss with threader for them).

> >

> > TIA!

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the advice, . I'm definitely not going to force my

mouth to open. That hurts! hehehee

Where in the world did you get Glide Floss Threaders? I have never

seen them at my local grocery store. That would be totally divine to

use!

> > Hi guys! I'm almost 5 weeks post-op (upper surgery). Still a

bit

> > swollen, upper lip still a bit " plump " but can no longer compete

> with

> > Angelina Jolie's.

> >

> > My question is, when did you guys start flossing your teeth

again?

> >

> > I use non-electric toothbrush and have a waterpik flosser. I

> started

> > using the flosser about a week ago when the swelling went down a

> bit

> > and was able to open my mouth easily. However, I feel sorry for

my

> > molars and other teeth back there that I can't reach. (Usually

use

> a

> > regular floss with threader for them).

> >

> > TIA!