Hello all. I was diagnosed with stage 4 mandibular cancer in August 2017 and had left side of jaw removed then. Thank heavens my leg did not need to be used for a replacement part but, rather, the initial replacement is titanium. I am now advised that I should have $15,000+ worth of dental reconstruction work done, none of it covered by any insurance. I am advised by docs that I "really should" have this work done as without it, over time, my remaining teeth (nine were removed) are likely to shift and they advise I might be more comfortable with what I call "replacement parts."
My current thinking is that this expenditure in not at all worth the cost. I am 70, don´t look very much disfigured at all right now and I keep thinking of the better uses to which I can put this sum. I am still in a fair amount of pain in my jaw area but no one advises that prothesis will help in this regard at all.I would very much appreciate what others of you might share on this issue. Thank you.
Susansmc