So firstly a huge thank you to everyone who stopped me from jumping in from having some dental work done. I went back to my medical team and asked their advice. They booked an appointment for me with the hospital dentist, and it turned out to be an awful appointment. So bad that I had to complain and ask never to see her again. In the UK your dental appointments are free if you are having dental treatment in hospital and the treatment is related to your condition. I said I would rather pay to see a private dentist, trained in OC before seeing the hospital dentist again.
Anyway, I digress..
My consultant told me not to have my wobbly tooth (bottom front) removed as he'd rather I wait 3 years post radiotherapy before having any healthy teeth removed etc as I had 65grays per fraction. I thought that might be the case and explained that I had mentioned it on here.
I asked if it were OK to have a deep clean done as I have developed gingivitis and periodontitis, so I really want to have everything cleaned to prevent anything worse from happening. They said that's not a problem.
At the dentist, I explained what my consultant had said and will just go for the deep clean.
The dentist explained that whilst I am at a risk of osteonecrosis, my tooth is no longer attached to my jaw, but only help in by my gum and that with the deep cleaning he will be doing, the tooth will fall out and he would much rather take it out now than cause any issue whilst cleaning and the tooth does it's own thing.
He also showed me the x-ray, and yup, my wobbly tooth is not in the same place as the rest of my teeth. I told him to go ahead.
My dentist said that he would also give me antibiotics as a precautionary measure as cleaning can bring up bacteria which he doesn't want to infect the gap left by the tooth.
After I agreed to the removal, he used a pair of pliers to gently pull the tooth, and in less than a couple of seconds it was out. He's then used some stuff to make my bottom teeth stronger and joined together, but still looking like teeth, so that my my teeth won't collapse any further, and I can now bite into my food.
As well as giving me antibiotics, he told me to rinse with fluoride mouthwash once a day, take fluoride toothpaste and rinse my mouth out with salt water. I explained I have a water pic, which he said was perfect for keeping everything clean.
