The teeth are a major concern for us now. We are going to meet with RO Monday to discuss. What happened was the peridontist told us he was done with his work(extractions, gum surgery, scaling and root planing) and just needed consult with oral surgeon about wisdom teeth. Then he faxes note to RO about additional teeth he is concerned about and leaves for out of country vacation next day. He never mentioned this to us. We have been seeing him weekly beginning 15 days post op. And he send the fax 4 days before treatment was to start. Needless to say his office staff has been very apologetic and arranged for extractions the next day. We had to cancel chemo and rads for Monday. After these 5 additional teeth were pulled last night,he can't bite into anything, can't chew, and it's to late to get bridges made. We are very frustrated. He has been so positive and upbeat until now. We are questioning the health of additional teeth and worried about all the future issues I am reading about here.


Kate, wife of husband with
May 2015, SSCA left lateral tongue, T2N2bM0 Stage 4 , Age 58
06/01/15, L hemiglossectomy, modified L radical neck, clear margins, 2 nodes positive, no extracapsular extension. Perineural invasion on lingual nerve in tongue.

Tx completed 8/28/15, IMRT and 2 high dose cisplatin.
12/15 negative PT scan
5/16 negative PT scan
2/16 fitted with partial denture
12/16 3mm area of exposed mandible identified. Started on pentoxifylline regime
3/17 completed 40 HBO dives.