PX- what is your favorite mouth wash? I’ve been using store brand Listerine for years, but after my cleaning yesterday the hygienist suggested I go with Act. I think because of the flouride…
On that note, after the cleaning they offered me a flouride paste that they put in a mouth guard and left on for a few mins. It wasn’t covered by insurance and was only like $35, so I trusted their expertise and went for it. Are these generally worth it?
Wisdom teeth. thought I got lucky and didn’t have any issues as they have never hurt, but my back uppers are starting to go down further than the molars, which I was told could keep pushing down and cause problems over time. The nasty one on the lower is literally sideways from the X-Rays, even though now it doesn’t bother me. I was told it will cause many problems down the road.
I would go to an oral surgeon to have them removed. Is this something they will knock me completely out for, or just sedate me? How long till I would be able to return to solid food? ( I forsee lots of Metabolic Drive and Leucine during that period).
I use ACT, and am a big fan of it. Listerine has way to much alcohol in it, and if you use it for 2 minutes, on a consistent daily basis, you are going to get burns in your mouth.
Prof X… I have a question as well. What is the real deal on Oral tobacco? snuff, dip, chew, snus, etc. You hear and see the horror stories of people getting cancer and their jaws removed etc. However… you also hear that its much better for you than smoking… as in your not actually ingesting anything burned. I know none of it is good for you of course and you would not recomend anyone consume anything that is cancer causing. Most of the cases i see online of oral cancer, the people were cigg or cigar smokers.
Just kind of curious where you think the truth is on that. Are people droping left and right from this or have the risks been overstated.
Jehova, I just got a lower wisdom tooth pulled about 2 months ago and let me tell you, its not a fun time. What they did for me is just sedate the area and then go to work. Because it was sedated there was not much pain, but there still was a little while the actually pulling was being done.
As far as food, it only took a couple of days before I could eat solid food normally, but probably about 10-14 days before I could fully open my mouth to chew and eat. I was on a pain killer and an antiinflammatory, and in all, it took approx 3-4 weeks before I felt like I was back to normal.
[quote]kman3b18 wrote:
Jehova, I just got a lower wisdom tooth pulled about 2 months ago and let me tell you, its not a fun time. What they did for me is just sedate the area and then go to work. Because it was sedated there was not much pain, but there still was a little while the actually pulling was being done.
As far as food, it only took a couple of days before I could eat solid food normally, but probably about 10-14 days before I could fully open my mouth to chew and eat. I was on a pain killer and an antiinflammatory, and in all, it took approx 3-4 weeks before I felt like I was back to normal.[/quote]
I got all 4 of my Wisdom Teeth pulled and didn’t have any problems at all. I made sure to ice non-stop for the first 4 days, took my Vicodin as prescribed, and I was back to my normal eating in a weeks time. Icing is the most important thing, do it non-stop for the first couple days and I guarantee that your recovery time will be a fraction of what it is for most people.
Schildt EB, Eriksson M, Hardell L, Magnuson A.
Oral snuff, smoking habits and alcohol consumption in relation to oral cancer in a Swedish case-control study.
Int J Cancer 1998 Jul 29; 77(3): 341-6.
The use of oral snuff is a widespread habit in Sweden. We investigated whether the use of Swedish moist snuff leads to an increasing risk of oral cancer. Other risk factors such as smoking tobacco and alcoholic beverages were also investigated. Our study comprised 410 patients with oral cancer, from the period 1980-1989, and 410 matched controls. All subjects received a mailed questionnaire. The response rates were 96% and 91% for cases and controls, respectively. In the study, a total of 20% of all subjects, cases and controls, were active or ex-snuff users. The univariate analysis did not show any increased risk [odds ratio (OR) 0.7, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.4-1.1] for active snuff users. We found an increased risk (OR 1.8, CI 1.1-2.7) for oral cancer among active smokers. Alcohol consumption showed the strongest risk for oral cancer. Among consumers of beer, an increased risk of 1.9 (CI 0.9-3.9) was found. Corresponding ORs for wine and liquor were 1.3 (CI 0.9-1.8) and 1.6 (CI 1.1-2.3), respectively. A dose-response effect was observed. Although not statistically significant, a multivariate analysis similarly suggested that the most important risk factors were beer and liquor consumption, followed by smoking.
For mouthwash, get ACT or Listerine Total Care. At least that’s what my dentists keeps recommending. They don’t sell it or anything so they didn’t have anything to gain from the recommendation.
It seems that wisdom tooth removal depends on your own situation and the doctor doing the work. Mine knocked me out when removing all 4. I followed the icing/pain med procedure exactly as written, and was eating solid food in a couple days. Just don’t eat anything crunchy (nuts/chips/etc).
Peroxide. It’s cheap and effective. I’ve only ever had 2 tiny cavities in my life (way back when I was 19). I’ve used peroxide for many years with good results.
From what I understand, Act isn’t an anteseptic, It’s a flouride rinse. So you should probably use listering and Act. First brush, then floss, then listerine, then act. Brushing removes surface particles and bacteria masses forming on the teeth and gums. Floss removes particles and some bacterial masses that form and collect between the gum and the tooth. Listerine will kill off and flush away any femaining or most remaining bacteria and particles of debris. Act will then provide floride to the teeth, also it is the most reccomended because of it’s viscosity. It sticks to your teeth longer (don’t rinse with water after you use it) and therefore the flouride has a better rate of absorption to your teeth or something.
I have bad teeth and this is what I have learned after sitting in the dentist chair for about 60 hours over the last 4 years.
[quote]kman3b18 wrote:
Jehova, I just got a lower wisdom tooth pulled about 2 months ago and let me tell you, its not a fun time. What they did for me is just sedate the area and then go to work. Because it was sedated there was not much pain, but there still was a little while the actually pulling was being done.
As far as food, it only took a couple of days before I could eat solid food normally, but probably about 10-14 days before I could fully open my mouth to chew and eat. I was on a pain killer and an antiinflammatory, and in all, it took approx 3-4 weeks before I felt like I was back to normal.[/quote]
I got all 4 of my Wisdom Teeth pulled and didn’t have any problems at all. I made sure to ice non-stop for the first 4 days, took my Vicodin as prescribed, and I was back to my normal eating in a weeks time. Icing is the most important thing, do it non-stop for the first couple days and I guarantee that your recovery time will be a fraction of what it is for most people.[/quote]
I too, got all 4 wisdom teeth removed at once, though I didn’t have the benefit of vicodin due to my stingy asian parents/orthopedic surgeon uncle. I think one week’s time is the standard for the swelling to go down enough for eating… though the first day, while I slept, the cotton balls kept my mouth open, so I soiled my pillow with blood. I’ve heard that some people end up swallowing blood and barf, though I have no idea what that’s all about. So be careful during the first day!