What is the role of fluoride?
A. It can be coated on the teeth from flouride gel. Flouroide painting is rarely done now that the water supply is flouridated . However, I found a flouroide liquid gel toothpaste I used on Kelly. Towards the end of her life, since it is impossible to get dental care at home, we used our finger with some cheese type cloth to keep her teeth, roof of mouth and tongue cleaned. If your loved one is not able to get continous professional dental care, remember to check for toothaches or gum senstivity when someone because unexpectedly ill. There may be an abses or a severe toothache causing the problem. • Q. Should water be given orally, even if plenty is being delivered through the G-tube? A. If possible, small amounts of water should be given at least once a day in order to maintain the swallowing action and to moisten the mouth. One way of delivering water very slowly is to prime a bolus feeding tube, clamp it well up towards the attached syringe and then gently squeeze so that drops come
