Michael, take heed of the advice above! I so wish that I had had the time to read all of this before John"s surgery and rad. He lost all but 5 teeth-the surgeon did not give him any options- he was not offered any type of cream at the beginning of rad tx- we finally had to ask for something 1/2 way through. It is SO true that the more proactive you are, the better. It's the squeaky wheel deal. Amy