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I was just trying to be helpful. I understand the skepticism however. blis wasn't the only product I mentioned, just the one I use more. I won't post about products anymore.
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If you ever get any odours appear on conventional string floss, I guarantee that you won't after you try this for a few days.
Just rinsing with chlorhexidine is not enough. Not even syringing is enough. Hydro-flossing with plain water is also not enough. You have to blast your gums with it through a hydroflosser. I don't know how possible it is to do this with tonsils too, but I wouldn't be surprised if it works for them too (I no longer have tonsils).
I don't know if this can ultimately damage a hydroflossing machine, but i've been doing this for months with mine and not had any problems at all.
I honestly don't know if it's ever normal to have floss odours or not. I've always had odour from mine, but I sure do not have them any more, even if I go for a week without chlorhexidine-hydroflossing.
I think it's vital to ensure that you attack every bacterial hiding place. Don't underestimate the gums if they ever produce any odours when you floss.
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I would always get pain when using a waterpik with plain water when I'd do my top front teeth, on the inner gum. I just thought it was normal, that the pressure might have been too direct or too high for these particular teeth. But that pain has completely gone since hydro-flossing with chlorhexidine.
I don't know if this is because something was eradicated, but the pain has completely gone. Unreal.
where i am (canada), chlorhxidine is only available as a prescription. a bottle that would fill the machine would cost me $50 just to irrigate all my my gums thoroughly. i can't afford to do this. how much do you pay for the stuff?halitosisux wrote:Ruch, try putting straight chlorhexidine mouthwash into a hydroflosser.
also, if you get odor between your gums, it prob means you have active periodontal disease, so would be good to get checked out by a dentist to reduce the issue. i have had this problem for a long time (resulting in deep pockets) but i usually don't have odor when i floss since the disease is in check.
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My dentist says my gums are ok - but I don't trust any dentist when it comes to understanding bacteria and BB.
I'm still trying to figure things out. My BB has only ever been type-1, so I'm only referring to type-1 BB. For me, it's a war with bacterial hiding places. I've had major issues with wisdom teeth, and dealing with one of them resulted in a massive improvement. But I also have PND, I also have a remaining wisdom tooth which produces some odour still - but NOT since I started blasting it with chlorhexidine through my waterpik. And it was the amazing result of doing this which encouraged me to try it on the rest of my gums and to my surprise it completely eliminated any flossing odours I would normally get with conventional string floss. Ordinary hydroflossing with water did NOT achieve this in the way chlorhexidine blasting has done.
Of course, it may simply be that chlorhexidine is managing to adhere to the surfaces in my mouth and provide a continuous antibacterial action. But, whatever the reason, this is the freshest feeling I've ever known in my mouth - and it's been going on for months.
I hope you manage to obtain some following StillHoping's great advice.
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I don't know how stupid this is.. but I recycle my chlorhexidine.. I use the same 100ml for about a week. As I'm hydroflossing I keep my mouth closed and my mouth fills with the solution and once it's full I stop and empty my mouth into a container. I then pour it back into the the waterpik reservoir and start again. When I've finished, I use a gauze type filter thing I've made to remove any debris from the solution, and then store it for the next day.
It's a bit gross I know, but I think I've got a system that seems to be working. Chlorhexidine is quite expensive. I use Corsodyl alcohol free, which in the UK is about £5 a bottle (500ml I think)
I also use some chlorine dioxide toothpaste afterwards to try to prevent chlorhexidine staining (which is not permanent and easily scraped off)
I no longer have tonsils, took them out a looong time ago. I do eat chocolate but only when it's "that time of the month"!who farted? wrote:Stankie,Sadman do you eat chocolate?,i find this to be a major player in stone production
And btw I'm a sadMUM not a sadMAN! I thought the picture would've made that obvious! Just wanted to clarify that!
Do you pour the whole bottle in the reservoir?
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Yes chlorhexidine will alter the taste in your mouth. I think it burns the taste buds a little when it gets onto your tongue, but it wears off if you use it every day and your taste will almost return to normal.
I don't pour the whole bottle in, but there's no reason why you shouldn't. I use 100ml at a time, just so that I throw it away after about a week and start with a fresh 100ml. My mouth (believe it or not lol) only has about 100ml volume so using 100ml at a time allows me to just manage to do each row of teeth at a time.
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sadmum lol,stay cool babe we all in same boat here,so are you still getting stones from somewheresadmum wrote:I no longer have tonsils, took them out a looong time ago. I do eat chocolate but only when it's "that time of the month"!who farted? wrote:Stankie,Sadman do you eat chocolate?,i find this to be a major player in stone production
And btw I'm a sadMUM not a sadMAN! I thought the picture would've made that obvious! Just wanted to clarify that!
I actually switched to the Oral B toothpaste with zinc after I read that post quite awhile ago. It helps a lot. Now I just need to find zinc lactate in gum form..halitosisux wrote:Sadmum, glad to hear the zinc lactate is helping someone else. You're the first person to report back with a positive effect.