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Originally Posted by crf450ish
I just had a deep periodontal cleaning done. I have dental pockets between 3-6mm deep. Yeah, I had poor oral hygiene, only brushed a few times a week and never flossed. I'm 27 years old. I feel really really dumb for this. I have minor bone loss due to this. Since the deep cleaning 2 weeks ago i have been using my waterpik with peroxide in it instead of water and flossing with tape floss plackers after every meal and brushing morning and night. Gums dont bleed or feel sore anymore, mouth feels better all around.
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Don't use peroxide in your waterpik. First of all, it'll corrode the mechanicals of the device. Second, peroxide is meant to be used sparingly, not jet-propelled onto sensitive gum tissue. That can eventually cause necrosis, in some people.
If your pik isn't hooked up directly to the faucet and has a bucket container instead, add just a teaspoon or so of listerine (your choice of flavor) to the water-filled bucket. If you don't like listerine, you can make your own bucket-flavoring, that you add a teaspoon of from a separate container every day:
In a glass canning jar or pint-sized glass liquor bottle:
8 drops oil of oregano
15 drops oil of peppermint (or 2 teaspoons of *natural* peppermint flavoring - NOT artificial)
fill 1/4 of the way up with either vodka or grain alcohol
Stir the above around or give it a shake
fill the rest with water
Use a teaspoon of *that* combination in your waterpik bucket. It'll be listerine-ey but for whatever reason, some people don't trust listerine and want to make their own version of it, even if the ingredients are exactly the same.
Those 3mm pockets are a concern, but not a "serious" problem. When it gets to 4, it's an actual problem. A 3 can improve with just regular good hygiene and no special treatment. 4 and up typically need special treatment. It sounds like you're on the right path to better dental health - don't forget to follow up in 6 months to make sure that everything you're doing is working!
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