 Senior Member (75+ posts)
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 85 | Kristin,
Radiation, lack of saliva and a high sugar content diet can all contribute to tooth decay if not carefully monitored. I'm not sure how much of her oral difficulties are the result of just post-radiation symptoms.
Ask the dentist if he is familiar with the difficulties with oral cancer patients. If he hestitates, I'd run to someone else; at the very least, for another opinion.
David
T1N0M0 Partial Glossectomy 2/04, Recurrance w/ another P.G. 5/04. IMRTx33 7/04-9/04. T2N2M0 recurrance in throat, 11/04.
2nd tumor 1/06/05, Chemo 1/11-05 Died 02-16-05 Wife: Brenda
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