 "OCF Down Under" Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 404 Likes: 2 | Hi Seth,
To give you an example of how much damage radiotherapy can cause. I had one crown upper premolar tooth removed before treatments began. Several months after treatments, my upper jaw bone contracted so much there was no longer an empty space from the removal of the tooth. Considering the radiotherapy was mostly aimed at my lower mouth and neck, it's also caused serious ongoing problems to my upper teeth.
Karen
Last edited by Karen Rose; 11-28-2010 04:45 PM. Reason: typo
46 yrs:
Apr 07-SCC 80% entire tongue removed,T4N1M0
Neck/D,Jaw Split, Trache 2 ops,PEG 3.5yrs
30 x rad,6 x Cisplatin,
30 x HBO
Apr'08- flap Recon + ORN Mandibulectomy
(hip bone to reconstruct jaw)
Oct'08 1 Plate out-jaw
Mar'09 Debulk flap
Sep'09/Jan&Nov'10/Feb&Jun'11/Jan&Jul'12/Oct'13/April'14-More surgery
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