Thanks everyone. The flexible bridge is called Valplast, and it is temporary. Brian your insights about how useful this would be for bottom front teeth is appreciated. Therapy started Monday, without teeth, with first Cisplatin infusion and radiation. Will be researching a knowledgable dental provider to have something lined up for when treatment ends. Am hoping his mouth is not so sore that he won't have to wait to long. I am frantically researching things we can do to minimize oral side effects. Only 3 rad sessions so for and all OK. Only 27 to go.
Kate, wife of husband with
May 2015, SSCA left lateral tongue, T2N2bM0 Stage 4 , Age 58
06/01/15, L hemiglossectomy, modified L radical neck, clear margins, 2 nodes positive, no extracapsular extension. Perineural invasion on lingual nerve in tongue.
Tx completed 8/28/15, IMRT and 2 high dose cisplatin.
12/15 negative PT scan
5/16 negative PT scan
2/16 fitted with partial denture
12/16 3mm area of exposed mandible identified. Started on pentoxifylline regime
3/17 completed 40 HBO dives.
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