Becky

Speaking from the other side...I had all my teeth removed long time prior to getting OC. I tried to take good care of them but my gums were in bad shape and to save them would have meant a lot of dental work that I was just not up to. As it turns out having them out already apparently made the surgery easier and saved my jaw bone not sure how but that is what the doctor said. Although I believe that OC started up with an irritation from my dentures and because I smoked well the math was just there.

I just wanted you to know that if you can possibly keep them go for it but it really isn't that bad on the other side...

Anyway off topic I know you have taken great care of your teeth but there are worse things than having them out and they can do some really miraculous things with false teeth these days

Dianne..treatment at cc at Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario...insulin dependant, Surgery Sept 8/08 Tracheotomy,composite resection and bilateral neck dissection, left radial forearm free flap... T2N0 squamous cell carcinoma. No radiation A little over 2 yrs clear YAY