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Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 507 | Eileen,
I use a product called NEUTRA MAXX 5000ppm GEL 1.1% Sodium Fluroide, but there are a lot of different brands available.
It says "Rx only" on the squeeze bottle, but I get it at the Medical Center's Prosthodontics Offices (same as where my Cancer Center is located} so I just drop in and pick up a couple bottles as I need them.
I was their patient during Tx -- (xrays, eval, trays and follow-ups). I don't seem to need a prescription and at $12 a bottle I have never messed with trying to submit it to my insurance.
I think one of the girls told me that in California you really don't need a prescription to buy Fluoride of this strength!
Don
TXN2bM0 Stage IVa SCC-Occult Primary
FNA 6/6/08-SCC in node<2cm
PET/CT 6/19/08-SCC in 2nd node<1cm
HiRes CT 6/21/08
Exploratory,Tonsillectomy(benign),Right SND 6/23/08
PEG 7/3/08-11/6/08
35 TomoTherapy 7/16/08-9/04/08 No Chemo
Clear PET/CT 11/15/08, 5/15/09, 5/28/10, 7/8/11
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Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Thanks for the info guys. I will ask my peridontist when I see him at the end of the month.
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 6 | One year out from treatment, no tooth problems yet. I have noticed yellowing of the teeth a little, but nothing too bad. I use my trays when I go to bed, don't take them out until I wake-up for water. I asked my dentist if there was a limit to how long they were safe to wear, and he said no problem. They seem to help me with dry mouth when I sleep. I keep my mouth closed more and there is probably a slight hydration benefit. Normally I wake every two hours with a dry mouth, this way I can get 3-5 hours. I don't remember the brand but it has never burned. I do over-flow the trays and then spit out the excess right before I get into bed. Last dentist visit they said I had the cleanest teeth of the day!
Diagnosed 9-30-08,Stage 4a scc, T2,N2b,M0 base of tongue, 2 lymph node tumors, 46 yo male. 4 tx Cisplatin, 35 tx IMRT 70gy total. Treatment ended 1-6-08
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