Ken Larsen's web site - Dental Cleaning
During January-March 2015 I underwent chemotherapy and 30 oral radiation treatments to treat a tumor on my tonsil. The radiation adversely affected my saliva glands ... which are a key component of dental hygiene. To cope, I must be meticulous in my dental cleaning. Here are the regimens that I will use:
Have teeth cleaned professionally by a dental hygienist 4 times/year instead of the usual two.
Each day:
| 20 minutes prior to a meal (in an attempt to minimize coughing) | Swish with Biotene gel. |
| After each meal/snack |
1. Wait 30
minutes. 2. Brush with regular toothpaste. |
| Prior to bed |
1. Brush with
Colgate cavity preventing toothpaste using Sonicare. 2. Do 20 minutes of coconut oil pulling (item 3 in this table). 3. Floss. 4. Waterpik with brush tool, hot water, and a little baking soda (2 teaspoons) and salt (1 teaspoon). 5. Brush teeth with Colgate Prevident 5000 ppm Booster Plus prescription toothpaste. 6. Let toothpaste sit on teeth for a few minutes. 7. Rinse with ACT Anticavity Fluoride Mouthwash. |
| Coconut oil pulling [video] |
1. Lightly swish
with 2 teaspoons of coconut oil for 10 to 20
minutes. 2. Spit out the remainder. 3. Rinse with water 4. Brush teeth |
(May 26, 2018) I bought an oral camera to help me assess the health of my teeth and gums. [details]
(November 18, 2018) I used a digital pH meter to learn that:
Liquid coconut oil has a pH of 11 (alkaline).
Biotene Dry Mouth Oral Rinse has a pH of 9.30 (alkaline).
ACT Total Care Anticavity Flouride mouthwash has a pH of 6.43 (a tiny bit acidic).
ACT Dry Mouth Anticavity Fluoride mouthwash has a pH of 4.97 (acidic)
Smoothie King's Warrior smoothie has a pH of 3.60 (acidic)