A fasting person needs to treat their teeth during Sawm

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Q 8: The dentist uses some substances which the patient can feel their taste or smell. Does the presence of their taste or smell in the mouth affect Sawm (Fast), taking into consideration the fact that the patient can delay the treatment until night or even until after Ramadan?

A: If a fasting person needs to treat their teeth during Sawm, there is nothing wrong with doing this, but they need to be very careful of any medication or its residue going into their throat. However, if something goes unintentionally into their throat, there is no blame on them.