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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Hi Margie. I lost all of my teeth due to radiation. My teeth were ok but not the ebst before radiation. After radiation they started to shift and were all loose. My teeth had been pretty straight but became all twisted and crooked from shifting so much. I could barely eat because they got so bad. I did lot of HBO and in March had the teeth all surgically removed. It will take 6 months to heal before I am allowed to get dentures fitted. I wish you the best of luck with yoru teeth. If they are loose you may have the same problems I did, but I hope not. Its not easy going without teeth.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
