Debbie, it seems that for now, your main questions concern teeth and radiation....very valid concerns, for sure! I suppose that your surgery will be a palatectomy. I had a partial maxillectomy and a partial palatectomy, and I now wear an obturator appliance to close my palate. If you are interested in the details of my experience, search for posts by me, under the name "August." I didn't have radiation or chemo, so I can't help you there. Good luck!

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!