 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | If I had listened to the dental oncologist at UCSF they would have pulled ALL of my teeth! I just go to my regular dentist and educated him on my needs, which are actually pretty simple. NO extractions or I will have to do HBO therapy prior. I increased my cleaning schedule to 4 times a year and he makes repairs sooner rather than later. I had to educate them about ORN.
They are very careful. His son just graduated from UCLA school of dentisty and they had a section of the course that dealt with oncology patients.
I am almost 3 years post Tx now and my teeth are doing fine. I still use my dental trays with flouride occasionally and practice scrupulous at home dental care.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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