Many thanks to everyone who answered my message.
I had RAD 10 years ago and I am fortunate to have inherited very strong teeth so my problems are minimal. I do suffer with dry mouth and my dentist these past 10 years has been a radiation dentist. He has told me that if I have these opaque, dull gray teeth capped it will be very hard for him to treat decay at the gum line. The floride gel has always burned my tongue making the mouth trays not an option. I do put the gel on a toothbrush every bedtime and then whipe any excess from my tongue with a warm washcloth. All of my problems post surgery and RAD have come from the RAD, with the exception of ONE!!! My 4th surgery, partial right neck removal and skin graft removal from floor of mouth (resulting in paralyzed lower lip) was done in ERROR! Misdiagnosed biopsy slides and second opinion surgeon just went ahead and operated on my word of mouth diagnosis without asking for the biopsy slides to be read at his hospital. I know, very dumb on my part to go along with this second opinion surgeon's rush, but after 8 yrs post I thought I was cured and my brain just couldn't function. Oh well, trial is set for this Nov. and maybe I can stop him from giving another person this nightmare! Then I'm off to the Medical Ethetics Board..my ultimate goal.
Thanks again guys...you all mean alot to me.
Dianne