Tooth removed today POST radiation

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  • Rick2924
    Rick2924 Member Posts: 23
    #42
    HBO
    I had a molar extracted 12 months ago. 30 HBO's first followed by 10. I previously had 7500 cgy's in 35 treatments to that mandible. I experienced no problems and healed quickly.
    Rick
  • wifeforlife
    wifeforlife Member Posts: 189
    #43
    Rick2924 said:

    HBO
    I had a molar extracted 12 months ago. 30 HBO's first followed by 10. I previously had 7500 cgy's in 35 treatments to that mandible. I experienced no problems and healed quickly.
    Rick

    Update
    Last treatment was yesterday. His eye sight should improve in about 7 days. He is most excited about being able to drink coffee in the morning, wear his tape when he needs it, and put deoderant on after his shower!... He's glad it's done.
    the small white spot is gone... and he seems to be doing very well!
  • fisrpotpe
    fisrpotpe Member Posts: 1,349 Member
    #44
    wifeforlife said:

    Update
    Last treatment was yesterday. His eye sight should improve in about 7 days. He is most excited about being able to drink coffee in the morning, wear his tape when he needs it, and put deoderant on after his shower!... He's glad it's done.
    the small white spot is gone... and he seems to be doing very well!

    more good news
    Great news the spot is gone. Good for him that he can get back to some kind of norm. thanks for the update.
  • wifeforlife
    wifeforlife Member Posts: 189
    #45
    fisrpotpe said:

    more good news
    Great news the spot is gone. Good for him that he can get back to some kind of norm. thanks for the update.

    3 wks post extraction
    appointment with the oral surgeon today. He said the spot couldn't be healing better. There is a thin film of skin forming over the cavity where the tooth was, which means the bone isn't exposed anymore. (YEAH!) NOTE: if he had not had radiation this cavity would have been completely healed by now. The Dr. told him to continue to be gentle with that side of his mouth, not to eat over there... etc. continue to keep it clean!.. and he doesn't anticipate any problems. He said it should be almost completley healed in the next 4-8 wks.
    As to the vision side effect he was having from the HBO: they told him the vision change was temporary and should last about 7 days... he is still having the issue after 2 wks.

    I will keep this updated for the information on the thread!
    Wife
  • fisrpotpe
    fisrpotpe Member Posts: 1,349 Member
    #46
    wifeforlife said:

    3 wks post extraction
    appointment with the oral surgeon today. He said the spot couldn't be healing better. There is a thin film of skin forming over the cavity where the tooth was, which means the bone isn't exposed anymore. (YEAH!) NOTE: if he had not had radiation this cavity would have been completely healed by now. The Dr. told him to continue to be gentle with that side of his mouth, not to eat over there... etc. continue to keep it clean!.. and he doesn't anticipate any problems. He said it should be almost completley healed in the next 4-8 wks.
    As to the vision side effect he was having from the HBO: they told him the vision change was temporary and should last about 7 days... he is still having the issue after 2 wks.

    I will keep this updated for the information on the thread!
    Wife

    Just
    Just the way it should be.... slow healing with good news. Keep the great news coming!

    No worries about eye site it will come back.

    John
  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
    #47
    fisrpotpe said:

    Just
    Just the way it should be.... slow healing with good news. Keep the great news coming!

    No worries about eye site it will come back.

    John

    That's awesome wife! So
    That's awesome wife! So happy it's healing nicely. :)
  • backachedp
    backachedp Member Posts: 132
    #48
    sweetblood22 said:

    John
    You did not have HBO treatments? I have no insurance and I would not be able to have them.

    Sweet...
    Hey I know you have not had any HBO treatments and said you may need a tooth pulled...Bob had 4 teeth extracted about 4 weeks ago with any HBO treatments...he went in on Monday and he is healing, but slowly...Monday the 25th he will have 3 more extracted one just wiggled out last night...;( so he will only have 3 more pulled. He is doing very well with this and I was so worried about him not having HBO treatments. He didn't have to take any Antibiotics eighter. I just thought I would let you know how well he is doing. Hopefully by the end of May he will have his Paritials done and put in, but I am sad he has to go without front teeth for so long, but I have upper Dentures and thought maybe we could run around without our teeth together...just to make him feel better lol...
  • wifeforlife
    wifeforlife Member Posts: 189
    #49
    sweetblood22 said:

    That's awesome wife! So
    That's awesome wife! So happy it's healing nicely. :)

    Update on Extraction
    Well on March 25th the Dr told us it would be 4-8 weeks before the cavity would be completely healed... as of today April 26th it is not completely healed but it continues to get better. We believe the HBO treatments really helped. His eye sight is back to normal.
    I will complete this post the day the cavity is completly healed. Will also post if we have any other issues with it (which we truely would be surprised by)
    On a side note we have had a CT and ENT check up and NED ... We did have some concern that the HBO treatment would strengthen any cancer cells that were left...just as it does the healthy cells... but all is well so far!
    NED and God be with you!
    Wife
  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
    #50
    wifeforlife said:

    Update on Extraction
    Well on March 25th the Dr told us it would be 4-8 weeks before the cavity would be completely healed... as of today April 26th it is not completely healed but it continues to get better. We believe the HBO treatments really helped. His eye sight is back to normal.
    I will complete this post the day the cavity is completly healed. Will also post if we have any other issues with it (which we truely would be surprised by)
    On a side note we have had a CT and ENT check up and NED ... We did have some concern that the HBO treatment would strengthen any cancer cells that were left...just as it does the healthy cells... but all is well so far!
    NED and God be with you!
    Wife

    Wife
    Thank you for the latest update. Good to know It continues to get better and his eyesight is back to normal.
  • Larrykins
    Larrykins Member Posts: 38 Member
    #51
    Lisa-NasalPharynx said:

    This dental stuff freaks me out
    I surely wasn't prepared for all these AFTER side effects. Do you mean that for the rest of my life I will have issues with my jawbone and teeth? I consulted with my dentist before starting radiation, and he did fix a couple small problems I had, and prescribed the fluoride treatments, but I didn't know about that bone necrosis stuff. And this lasts forever now that I've had radiation?

    Geez - - - I went into this with my head in the sand, I guess. When you're first diagnosed, you just want to start treatment and stop the cancer. Bing! Bang! Boom! But, even if I had known these things, I'd still have gone for the treatment. What alternative do you really have?

    Me too, fed up to the back teeth
    Everyday I brush my teeth I wish I had voiced the thought in the dentists chair before treatment 'should I get the 2 wisdom teeth on my left side out?' They are partially buried in the flesh of my cheek and every now and again I poke something sharp in there to see if any food is caught. I have constant low-level pain that side (always have) and am just waiting for the day that something rots the teeth out. I don't know how to clean properly in there.

    Thing is I thought this would delay my treatment and that was something I didn't want to do.
    Still, you can't put etc etc back in the donkey they say.

    On the other side of it though, I fought hard against docs advice to insert the peg and am glad now I didn't.

    You win some, you win some in a different way.

    P.S. while I'm on the subject, what's the verdict on mouthwash. Some say essential, some say causes cancer?? Confused of Europe...
  • ratface
    ratface Member Posts: 1,337 Member
    #52
    sweetblood22 said:

    Wife
    Thank you for the latest update. Good to know It continues to get better and his eyesight is back to normal.

    Mouthwash gives you cancer?????????????????????????????
    I've never heard that one before. Larry get a mouthwash with no alcohol in it or just make your own with salt or baking soda. Invest in a water-pik to get the stubborn food out from those back teeth.
  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
    #53
    Larrykins said:

    Me too, fed up to the back teeth
    Everyday I brush my teeth I wish I had voiced the thought in the dentists chair before treatment 'should I get the 2 wisdom teeth on my left side out?' They are partially buried in the flesh of my cheek and every now and again I poke something sharp in there to see if any food is caught. I have constant low-level pain that side (always have) and am just waiting for the day that something rots the teeth out. I don't know how to clean properly in there.

    Thing is I thought this would delay my treatment and that was something I didn't want to do.
    Still, you can't put etc etc back in the donkey they say.

    On the other side of it though, I fought hard against docs advice to insert the peg and am glad now I didn't.

    You win some, you win some in a different way.

    P.S. while I'm on the subject, what's the verdict on mouthwash. Some say essential, some say causes cancer?? Confused of Europe...

    To: Larrykins. - Re: Mouthwash
    Mouthwash is fine, just cannot have any alcohol in it.
  • Larrykins
    Larrykins Member Posts: 38 Member
    #54
    sweetblood22 said:

    To: Larrykins. - Re: Mouthwash
    Mouthwash is fine, just cannot have any alcohol in it.

    Shucks
    No beer and now no mouthwash. It'll be no communion wine next!
  • titalie
    titalie Member Posts: 3
    #55
    Kent Cass said:

    Caution
    Had an experience like this a couple months after my last rad. Dentist sent me an extraction place to get a tooth pulled. Was in the chair when the Surgeon called my rad Dr. She nixed it! Said that because of the chemo and rads I could have problems with it developing infection, or Dry Socket. Rad Dr. then called my Dentist and chewed him out for not finding the problem in the pre-treatment exam! Ended-up getting a root canal, which was a treat- but a better treat than Dry Socket would be. Please be advised.

    kcass

    DENTAL EXAM
    Since after radiation you will have this horrible damage to your jaw bone that will risk you to Necrosis for life if you have any teeth extracted I believe rad Drs should require a WRITTEN report from dentist stating they have performed all that can be done (changing bridges for implants, adding all crowns needed, extracting all teeth neee=ded at present as well as future etc). Of course since teeth change as we get older you will eventually have to face this problem but when that time come you need to be in the hands of a very competent maxillofacial surgeon and dentist with cancer and radiation experience.
  • titalie
    titalie Member Posts: 3
    #56
    Kent Cass said:

    Caution
    Had an experience like this a couple months after my last rad. Dentist sent me an extraction place to get a tooth pulled. Was in the chair when the Surgeon called my rad Dr. She nixed it! Said that because of the chemo and rads I could have problems with it developing infection, or Dry Socket. Rad Dr. then called my Dentist and chewed him out for not finding the problem in the pre-treatment exam! Ended-up getting a root canal, which was a treat- but a better treat than Dry Socket would be. Please be advised.

    kcass

    DENTAL EXAM
    Since after radiation you will have this horrible damage to your jaw bone that will risk you to Necrosis for life if you have any teeth extracted I believe rad Drs should require a WRITTEN report from dentist stating they have performed all that can be done (changing bridges for implants, adding all crowns needed, extracting all teeth neee=ded at present as well as future etc). Of course since teeth change as we get older you will eventually have to face this problem but when that time come you need to be in the hands of a very competent maxillofacial surgeon and dentist with cancer and radiation experience.
  • dpcmgr
    dpcmgr Member Posts: 1
    edited September 2017 #57
    Tooth Extraction Post Radiation

    I had stage 4 squamous carcinoma in 2015. In February of 2017 while at a routine teeth cleaning they discovered my back molar on the side of where I received radiation was in terrible shape and my Dentist referred me to an Oral Surgeon because of my history with radiation, as well as the fact that I had received over 7000 rads on that side of my throat. I went through 25 hyperbaric chamber treatments and then an additional 8 after extraction. I had some side effects from the treatments that were understated to me. Yes your vision will get blurry, however, I did not realize that for me blurry meant according to my Optometrist I was then driving with such bad eye sight that by law was illegal for me to drive. I had tubes but into both ears after two days of treatment and since that day my hearing has been significantly worse. The tubes are still in and even though everyone is loud enough I can not make out the words being spoken. I also was recovering from my second knee replacement done in November of 2016 and my knee swelled from the pressure in the chamber. After all of this I now discover that even though the oral surgeon claimed victory and "it was just a bad tooth and not from an abscess" which he repeated several times, I now sit 5 months after extraction in the worse possible jaw pain you can imagine and the socket never closed. Now I have to see a specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery because cancer had been ruled out from my 5th PET scan taken just before this extraction. Will keep posting as I learn more. 

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