Hi-
I know there was a discussion a couple of weeks ago about teeth...
Fuller will go in tomorrow morning for one tooth extraction that has abscessed, and there are three more molars in question. His oncologist suggested today that if the other three cavities have even a chance to get worse, pull those as well, for a total of four molars gone ( he is 6, all baby teeth).
His ANC is 712, which is a little concerning, but platelets are adequate for the surgery.
I was just wondering if any of you have similar experiences. He is in LTM.
Also, for those OT, what has happened long term to the teeth (especially permanent)?
Thanks! Melissa
I posted before that my son was diagnosed just after he turned one year old. At that point, our Onc said no to toothbrushes and to use mouth toothettes instead with the Cholorhexidine rinse because brushing would put him at too much risk for infection while on treatment. We also went in monthly to our dentist for him to paint on a flouride treamtent with a q-tip to protect his teeth. After doing this for 3.5 years, he had his first real exam and has no cavitities or concerns. So far, so good. He does have a little discolouration, but I'm finding its fading and the dentist said it may fade even more when he gets his first cleaning. Also, these are all his baby teeth still.
I am sorry about his teeth. Madelyn is 6 with 3 cavities that came in with her molars. We are going to have them filled but they advised us to wait until her anc was closer to 1500 and hers has been bouncing all over the place lately. I would like to go ahead and get it taken care of. I hope all goes well for Fuller.
We have had no troubles with his teeth (so far. dx 9/11/07 ALL) except the dentist noted that Eli is getting plaque buildup which apprently is unusual for children. Eli's dentist prescribed a high flouride mouthwash for Eli to use. Of course, he doesn't. I guess it's hard to tell what would have happened without the chemo. I have one son that has more cavities than Eli and brushes better.
Good luck