Good news from the Gum Guy!

@ElicBxn (63643)
United States
December 17, 2024 8:04pm CST
So, I posted a week ago about how I had to figure out a new schedule. I finished up the medicine on Sunday! I went back to the doctor today. While they found fungus in my mouth it is caused by dry mouth. They also found that I have a reactive/inflammatory process also from the dry mouth. Now, I have finished all the medicine, I told the nurse that I had, and while I did start a bit late on the first day and I never had 6 hours between all of them, there was one that was 6 hours but I was up all night... So, I was cut free, but he suggested I call my dentist and get an appointment about two teeth. That will happen I guess... So, now we know, I don't have anything serious going on in my mouth. I did pick up the second of the prescription tooth paste and will pick up the third, should give me a year of this special toothpaste! Special, prescription tooth paste, I can hear being asked. Why, yes, 3 times the amount of fluoride then the regular ones. I did tell the nurse that the fungus medicine burned, but I did it! Now I need to work on brushing my teeth every morning... not that I don't want to do it so much as I often don't need to go right out of bed, and so I don't do it before anything else. How about you guys? anything good happen?
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@snowy22315 (182031)
• United States
18 Dec
My mouth gets really dry sometimes too. I wonder if I have that as well?
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@kareng (61316)
• United States
18 Dec
That is also a symptom of Sjogrens Syndrome. Try a sour candy and that will get your mouth to salivating.
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
18 Dec
Kareng is correct, it is a symptom of Sjogrens Syndrome. I mentioned it to my doctor and they asked me some questions then said I really didn't have them all. Like I'm not constantly putting eye drops in. And, while I get dry mouth, it isn't all the time.
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@kareng (61316)
• United States
18 Dec
@ElicBxn I did have it and that was one of the reasons I could not wear contacts.
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@kareng (61316)
• United States
18 Dec
Be careful with all of that extra flouride. It has been proven to be bad for your teeth!
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@kareng (61316)
• United States
18 Dec
@ElicBxn I hope not! It affected one of my daughter's teeth when she was a teenager. The dentist had them on a special toothpaste and her teeth all ended up being streaked. Crazy!
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
18 Dec
@kareng like I said, I don't expect to have the tooth paste that long.
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
18 Dec
I doubt the amount of time I'll be able to have the toothpaste will do too much more damage to my teeth than I already have.
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@BarBaraPrz (47645)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
18h
Fungus in a dry mouth? I thought fungus needed moisture to thrive. Anyway, it's nice to know you have it licked, so to speak...
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
14h
Yeah, strange, but then again, the mouth may feel really dry, but you can always get a drink or something to make it moist again. I think what is going on is your gums, and I suppose other things in the mouth, when it goes dry, it is irritated, causing tiny areas to be weakened. Then the fungus attacks.
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@jstory07 (139817)
• Roseburg, Oregon
18 Dec
I am glad your gums are ok now.
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
18 Dec
Me too, now I can brush those teeth and get them back in shape.
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@amnabas (14639)
• Karachi, Pakistan
18 Dec
Its great all is well with your gums now.
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
18 Dec
Yes it is. At least we know what's wrong with them and have been working on dealing with them.
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@wolfgirl569 (107968)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Dec
Glad everything is fine now
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
18 Dec
I'm not sure everything is fine, but at least there isn't any major problems with my gums. That has been about as good as I am going to get right now.
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