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]

They're available here in drug stores (yes, I used at least a bale

of 'em). I believe I've seen them in CVS and in Walgreen's. I think

you can also order them on line.

Cammie

> > 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!

> >

[Guest guest]

They're available here in drug stores (yes, I used at least a bale

of 'em). I believe I've seen them in CVS and in Walgreen's. I think

you can also order them on line.

Cammie

> > 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!

> >

[Guest guest]

They're available here in drug stores (yes, I used at least a bale

of 'em). I believe I've seen them in CVS and in Walgreen's. I think

you can also order them on line.

Cammie

> > 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!

> >