Katie-don't let them pull any teeth unless absolutely necessary!! Every tooth you have increases the success of the obturator.

Joy, I don't know how your dad is managing with the plate just affixed to his palate with adhesive. I sometimes use a cream that comes in a tube (Fixodent Complete.) My admiration goes out to him! What a trooper!

Y'all write me with questions. I love to feel useful!


Colleen--T-2N0M0 SCC dx'd 12/28/05...Hemi-maxillectomy, partial palatectomy, neck dissection 1/4/06....clear margins, neg. nodes....no radiation, no chemo....Cancer-free at 4 years!