Hi Elizabeth,
I am sorry that I didn't respond to this sooner. Last year I had a root canal fail where a crack developed in one of the roots. An infection formed at the base of the root and vented through a fistula for quite some time before I had an oral surgeon extract the tooth. The fistula healed almost immediately. Fistulas are pretty normal occurances for infections in the root system. I went through several courses of antibiotics also with varying results. The lumps under your arm are probably a response to the infection.

There was no relation between my cancer and the fractured tooth. I am grateful that the tooth failed BEFORE the cancer however.


Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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