Salavart better than Biotene!

Irishgypsie
Irishgypsie Member Posts: 333
edited March 2014 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
Hello, Just wanted to say I'm a U.S. Public Health Nurse (USPHS.GOV) and I talked with some of my colleagues in the dental field and they say salavart works better than biotene for Saliva temp. replacement; also I've found that citrus orbit gum works just as good or better than biotene gum and is cheaper!!! Worth a shot Happy Thanksgiving!!

Charles

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  • Glenna M
    Glenna M Member Posts: 1,576
    #2
    Thanks Charles
    Thanks for the info, I'm not sure if we have salavart here but will google it and see where I can purchase some. I'm willing to try anything that will help with the dry mouth as mine has not improved at all. Thirteen months post treatment and I'm stll sipping water 24/7 :(

    Hope you are doing well. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

    Glenna
  • MJ70
    MJ70 Member Posts: 75
    #3
    salavart
    Thanks for the information on the salavart... Always carry my water with me...Been 7 years...When i don't my mouth sticks together like glue...well maybe not that bad..Still no complaints here...MJ
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #4
    Citrus Orbit
    I like that also Charles....

    Hope all is well for you today, called and left you a message earlier.

    Hopefully you'll make more and more improvments over the next several months. I'm nearly 18 months post and I'm still improving on things.

    Best,
    John
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #5
    Hi Charles
    Thanks for the tips will give it a try, Happy Thanksgiving to you my friend
  • Irishgypsie
    Irishgypsie Member Posts: 333
    #6
    Hondo said:

    Hi Charles
    Thanks for the tips will give it a try, Happy Thanksgiving to you my friend

    May have jumped the gun!
    Well I also discussed this with Bryan the founder of the oral cancer foundation; and he felt that Biotene products worked better for most. I trust his judgment so I just wanted to let people know; I don't want you to waste any money. :)
  • carl_me
    carl_me Member Posts: 1
    #7
    MJ70 said:

    salavart
    Thanks for the information on the salavart... Always carry my water with me...Been 7 years...When i don't my mouth sticks together like glue...well maybe not that bad..Still no complaints here...MJ

    throat cancer
    hello my husband finished 45 radation treatments and 9 kemo 3 mos ago . he was just drinking insure and purred foods . now hes eating foods still no good taste he says but he says he knows he has to eat . he usses the salavia stuff and allways uses the water of course . his first pet scan showed no active cancer cells so i pray it is gone . we know it can come back he had 3rd stage . i would thank anyone with any advice to help us on this journey . god bless all
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #8
    carl_me said:

    throat cancer
    hello my husband finished 45 radation treatments and 9 kemo 3 mos ago . he was just drinking insure and purred foods . now hes eating foods still no good taste he says but he says he knows he has to eat . he usses the salavia stuff and allways uses the water of course . his first pet scan showed no active cancer cells so i pray it is gone . we know it can come back he had 3rd stage . i would thank anyone with any advice to help us on this journey . god bless all

    Hi Carl

    Welcome here to our little family on CSN, glad to hear the good report on your husband. That is news worth sharing.

    God be with you both
    Hondo
  • rozaroo
    rozaroo Member Posts: 665
    #9
    Irishgypsie said:

    May have jumped the gun!
    Well I also discussed this with Bryan the founder of the oral cancer foundation; and he felt that Biotene products worked better for most. I trust his judgment so I just wanted to let people know; I don't want you to waste any money. :)

    Salese
    My dentist gave me a sample of gum that they sell at our cancer centre. It is called Salese.
    It is available in citrus flavour & really help's. It last's one hour & kill's bacteria etc.
    I have been using Biotene product's as we really do not have many choices available here. I am very pleased to have found something that work's for me.

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