Kawal
9 years agoMember
oral surgeon
hi, anyone else living with metastatic breast cancer that has had to have dental work? no dentist will touch me and the thought of $$$$ for an oral surgeon scares me.
anyone else had to have a too...
I have a friend with bone Mets and she is on denosumab (XGEVA) injections. Being on this when you have a tooth extraction can lead to osteo necrosis of the jaw. Maybe that is why dentists won't do an extraction? Maybe you need to discuss with your oncologist and see if they can explain your options and recommend a dentist too?