Barbara,
I understand completely about not wanting teeth extracted. My husband told me if I ever had to have a tooth extracted it would be big trouble because having formerly been a tooth grinder the bone is extremely dense. So I try to do the best I can to avoid that scenario. Fortunately I used to have teeth that did not decay--have only one restoration in my mouth which is a porcelain crown. Yeah, I joke a little bit that my teeth did not decay but I got oral cancer.
Sounds like that first oral surgeon might be the one to see, though, if it doesn't resolve here soon. Wishing you the 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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