dentist

poopergirl14052

Can we have dental work and cleaning while on chemo > asked my dentist and he wanted to know my wbc counts..so I backed off as I can not afford to get sick. maybe I should wait for my chemo break in April.

Barbara53

if you must
Mom recently cracked a tooth, and her onc said she could have it fixed just before her next chemo was scheduled, when white counts should be at their highest. If it's not an emergency, he said to wait until the regimen was through.

Good luck!

azgrandma

Barbara53 said:

if you must
Mom recently cracked a tooth, and her onc said she could have it fixed just before her next chemo was scheduled, when white counts should be at their highest. If it's not an emergency, he said to wait until the regimen was through.

Good luck!

i have been avoiding going also
still having trouble with white count, so delaying going to dentist

LPack

dentist
My dentist would not do any work on my teeth while I was on chemo. Which ended up being a little over 2 years before I could get an appointment and not be on chemo and not have low white counts or platelet counts.

Now it is time for a second cleaning and I cannot go as I am on this trial! Maybe sometime this year. Something to look forward to! ☺ The good news was last year no cavities after all that time.

Libby

Hissy_Fitz

My dentist is fine with
My dentist is fine with doing routine work on chemo patients but my oncologist would not let me have a root canal done until my platlets reached a decent level. I had to put it off for months.

Carlene