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| | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,082 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,082 | I had the classic silver/mercury amalgam fillings throughout my mouth throughout the entire first 72GY of radiation. My oconological dentist did recommend that I wear the flouride trays during treatment. Why: he was concerned about potential heating or redirected radiation from the fillings. It gave me a sense of comfort but perhaps that was just because it did keep my tongue off the extensive fillings and the teeth themselves. I know when I posted this earlier that the "science" behind that was questioned. The issue was moot to me by then. I do know there was extensive artifact splatters on my original CT that discovered the cancer which was attributed to my metal fillings in the radiologist's report. Months after TX was over, I did get four crowns and three root canals (including a cracked wisdom tooth) and the new fillings are plastic and didn't need HBO or anything special. So bottom line: my metal fillings didn't negatively impact my TX and I did wear my flouride trays during radiation TX with certainly no ill effects or discomfort. 65 yr Old Frack Stage IV BOT T3N2M0 HPV 16+ 2007:72GY IMRT(40) 8 ERBITUX No PEG 2008:CANCER BACK Salvage Surgery 25GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin Apaghia /G button 2012: CANCER BACK -left tonsilar fossa 40GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin Passed away 4-29-13
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