I'm with Christine about being obsessive w/dental care. His teeth may have looked good at one point, but I guess that was before treatment? The oncology dentists at MDA definitely know what they are doing, if it is not too far it would be worth going back to them. Folks like your husband are the only patients they see!
Depends on the oral surgeon how many oral cancer patients they see; often they are only seeing them at the beginning of treatment, such as when they biopsy. If it is a root canal was he not seeing an endodontist? Radiation makes it all different. They probably have some patients who have had radiation, but do not have the expertise of oncology dentists, how could they? Root canal procedure can go sour sometimes even when the patient has not been through radiation therapy.
You and your husband know your situation and have to make your own decisions.
Best,
Anne
SCC tongue 9/2010, excised w/clear margins:8 X 4 mm, 1 mm deep
Neck Met, 10/2010, 1 cm lymph node; 12/21/'10: Neck Diss 30 nodes, 29 clear, micro ECE node, part tongue gloss, no residual scc
IMRT & 6 cisplatin 1/20/11-2/28/11 at MDA
GIST tumor sarcoma, removed 9/2011, no chemo needed
Clear on both counts as of Fall, 2021
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