Dental work while having Chemo treatment
In February I was diagnosed with Early Stages Her 2 + Estrogen + cancer. I have 6 months of chemo, radiation, Hercepton and Hormone therapy ahead of me. I have already had my first 2 three weekly cycl...
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That's so tricky!
I had a crown bridge (2 teeth) just break and drop out 3 weeks into my 12 week Taxol treatment. I had to have the root and root canals (all 3 of them :s) removed. The dentist rang my oncologist to get all my info beforehand, my neutrophils were fine, and went ahead with the extraction. I had to go on antibiotics afterwards of course but got through it and it healed nicely . I was already rinsing througout chemo but had to be even more vigilant.
I was lucky that through my treatment at Peter Mac ,I was able to see a dentist there after all my treatment was finished and had a plate made. Not as good as the crown bridge but better than a gap ! Good luck @Pascoe!
I had a crown bridge (2 teeth) just break and drop out 3 weeks into my 12 week Taxol treatment. I had to have the root and root canals (all 3 of them :s) removed. The dentist rang my oncologist to get all my info beforehand, my neutrophils were fine, and went ahead with the extraction. I had to go on antibiotics afterwards of course but got through it and it healed nicely . I was already rinsing througout chemo but had to be even more vigilant.
I was lucky that through my treatment at Peter Mac ,I was able to see a dentist there after all my treatment was finished and had a plate made. Not as good as the crown bridge but better than a gap ! Good luck @Pascoe!