Re: MMS in lieu of antibiotics?

Hello QueenruBee,

I agree with the points that John brought up. You want to do everything possible to eliminate spreading infection from your mouth to your bones and heart.

You indicated that you are already on IV Antibiotics , so I would guess the purpose of the oral Antibiotics is to keep any additional local infection from forming at the oral surgery site and clearing up any infection left over after surgery.

I don't think there is any problem taking 7 days of oral Antibiotics , other than the problems antibiotics do to the body, but substituting a mouthwash for the oral antibiotics will most likely also work, if your mouthwash is of the proper strength to handle the infections that can occur in your mouth, and you use it properly.

The medical professionals have studied antibiotics and have a reasonable idea of what works for most people, and have a list of possible side effects. An alternate mouthwash may also work, but you don't have the test results showing how much is needed and what the possible side effects are.

Dentists have been using chlorine dioxide to bleach whiten teeth and have noticed that if the concentration is too low, it is ineffective. If the concentration is too high, damage is done to the enamel on the teeth.

There are test results that indicate the proper concentrations of chlorine dioxide solutions to eliminate various pathogens on hard surfaces. If we consider the teeth as hard surfaces, you may be able to extrapolate those results and use the concentrations indicated for the possible pathogens you may encounter.

If it were me, I would hope that the IV antibiotics would be effective, and I would go with a chlorine dioxide mouthwash to deal with local infection. I would not do this alone. I would keep the dentist in the loop and send a picture of the surgery area to the dentist periodically to make sure no infection is forming.

There is a possible conflict. Chlorine dioxide solutions are strong oxidizers. It is possible that it could oxidize the IV antibiotics and make them less effective. I don't think this has been studied, so we don't really know.

On the other hand, I have seen tooth and jaw bone infections clear up using a chlorine dioxide solution, so the benefit may outweigh the risk. However, that is a discussion you should have with your medical professional team.

Tom

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