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Cancer Support

sinkingfeeling

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5. You're talking about Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment . Yes, once somebody has had

Reply to Irishonly (Original post)

Thu Feb 16, 2012, 01:36 PM

Feb 2012

radiation to their throat and thereby, their jaws, teeth extraction can be very dangerous. I had tonsil cancer 3 years ago. I was initially advised to have all of my teeth extracted to avoid future problems. I elected to have repairs made on them prior to beginning my radiation. I also had some problems with a disintegrating jaw bone a few months after finishing radiation, but was lucky that with some treatment healed without the hyperbaric treatments.

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5918647_hyperbaric-oxygen-treatment-radiation-damage.html

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Are any of you having trouble getting proceedures done? [View all] Irishonly Feb 2012 OP

I don't know anything about this issue, but... YvonneCa Feb 2012 #1

We got that much done Irishonly Feb 2012 #2

That is good. I was ... YvonneCa Feb 2012 #3

She scared me to death when she told me Irishonly Feb 2012 #4

You're talking about Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment . Yes, once somebody has had sinkingfeeling Feb 2012 #5

Thank you for the information Irishonly Feb 2012 #6

Your friends should locate a local chapter of SPONHC. The support groups sinkingfeeling Feb 2012 #8

Tooth extraction can be very iffy cmd Feb 2012 #7