It has taken me way too long to figure this out, and it is soooo easy. Someone out there will benefit from this, so I'm posting it to several groups.
I have two places on my upper gums, one on each side, where crowns trap food that cannot be removed by flossing or brushing. That trapped food gives me constantly recurring gum and sinus infections. I have long kept the problems at bay by many means but found I could not totally stop it from recurring. The first sign is tenderness and irritation around those teeth. I long ago found that if nothing else worked, the applicaton of oil of oregano and DMSO with a q-tip would work; but WHY did I have to keep punishing myself with that? I've had a WaterPik for years but despise messing with that thing. Too much complication and too much cleanup. Nevertheless, I found out that regular use of it washed out just a few little pieces of food from between the offending teeth and that stopped the entire problem. It seemed like such an effort for such a small amount of material after my normal twice daily thorough flossings, but it worked, so I committed to doing it every day, at least once a day. Once I knew that it worked, I started trying to make it simpler. Here is the answer: a Rubber Bulb Syringe, also known as an Ear Syringe, or a Nasal Aspirator. I just fill it up with whatever liquid I choose by pouring the liquid in a cup, squeeze the air out of the syringe, insert nozzle to the bottom of the liquid, suck it full, then press the nozzle between teeth and squeeze the bulb. It works every bit as good as the WaterPik without all the mess and trouble. Liquids may be any mouthwash one chooses (nothing but straight brown name brand Listerine for me!), full strength or diluted hydrogen peroxide, CS, CS & H2O2, CS & DMSO or whatever. I wouldn't leave any of them in the bulb for too long, especially not DMSO. When not in use, the bulb needs to drain upside down with the nozzle not touching anything. I'm using a 3 ounce model that fits perfectly in the cup hole of a wall mount tooth brush holder. It could also fit on top of a narrow glass. I suspect I should bleach this one at least monthly. You can't see inside of them to see what's growing in there. The rubber won't last forever. I bought a good quality one, but there are disposable models out there. I found that 3 ounces is a gracious plenty, and a 2 ounce syringe would probably work just fine. Overstock.com has cases of 50- 2 ounce disposable ones right now. I bet I could make each one last for 3 months at least. I suspect one could even do this with a turkey baster. Daddybob No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.9/832 - Release Date: 6/4/2007 6:43 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.9/832 - Release Date: 6/4/2007 6:43 PM -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
