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BREATH-BAD
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- Brush your teeth after every meal with fluoride toothpaste
- Do not brush your tongue, use a tongue scraper to clean you tongue regularly and floss daily
- If you wear dentures take them out daily and clean them thoroughly and brush you teeth and/or gums thoroughly
- ake sure to drink at least eight cups of fluoridated water a day
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ORTHODONTIC PROBLEMS -Braces
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- If a wire is causing an irritation, cover the end of the wire with some wax or a piece of gauze
- If a wire becomes embedded in the gum or cheek DO NOT remove it, go to the dentist immediately
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CROWN COMES OFF
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- Try to snap it back in
- Purchase a small tube of denture adhesive paste put a small amount in the crown and place it back on your tooth
- Try Dent Temp or Tempenol as a temporary adhesive
- Do NOT use ordinary household glue
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BROKEN DENTURE, BRIDGE, OR PLATE
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- Save all the parts of your broken denture, bridge or partial
- Call your dentist
- If it is possible it may be repaired or it may need to be replaced as soon as possible
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DRY MOUTH
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- Many medications such as antidepressants can cause this Consult with your Dr. to see if there are alternative medications that will not cause this symptom
- Put water in a spray bottle to keep your mouth moist. Try a little Lemon juice in the water to stimulate your saliva glands
- Chew sugarless gum to keep your mouth moist
- Have custom-made fluoride trays made by your dentist for home application of fluoride. Also use a fluoride mouth rinse
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BLEEDING AFTER AN EXTRACTION
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- light bleeding after an extraction is normal. Clots usually form
within one hour if you follow doctor’s post-op instructions.
- Place a thick gauze pad over the extraction site and apply pressure by biting on the gauze
- void rinsing, drinking or eating for at least one hour following the extraction
- After 24 hours rinse the area with warm salt water(1/2 tsp. salt in 8 oz of water) after eating to keep the site clean
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BURNING GUMS AND/OR ROOF OF MOUTH
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- Ask your doctor for a prescription for anti-viral medications
- Use ibuprofen for pain control
- Try a topical application of 20% benzocaine for the discomfort
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SORE GUMS
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- Purchase Peroxyl to rinse with
- Brush your teeth and gums CAREFULLY
- Call the dentist for an evaluation
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SWOLLEN JAW
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- Place a cold compress to the area swollen
- Call the dentist immediately as you may have an infection and need to be on antibiotics
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SMALL WHITE LESION
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- Check with your dentist about this lesion because it could pre-cancerous
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