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Dentures plus implants after radiation

Posted by mikecarroll1937 @mikecarroll1937, Nov 8, 2024

I’m an 87 year old who finished 35 rounds of radiation and 6 chemotherapy sessions to attack stage IV squamous cell cancer near my vocal cords ending 05/23/24. Recent scopings revealed no signs of tumor.
All my teeth were removed prior to radiation. My Dental Surgeon suggests dentures supported by two implants.
I’m hesitant due to my age although am in good health if this is right path for me.Has anyone experienced this and what was the outcome. Would like to hear pros and cons. Thanks much.

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gregfrost | @gregfrost | Apr 7 1:41pm
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@gregfrost Actually....my dentist told me that many of,his patients complain that their dentures cause them to salivate more. That's what happens to me. Mine is just a partial but it does cause me to salivate.

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gregfrost | @gregfrost | Apr 7 1:44pm

Even people that had radiation causing them to lose saliva?

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sandy8043 | @sandy8043 | Apr 8 11:13am
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Even people that had radiation causing them to lose saliva?

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@gregfrost I have more saliva when I'm wearing my partial. Its one of the things that reminds me to put it in before breakfast. My dentist offered to make me a trial partial for free to see if I could tolerate it due to my tongue reconstruction. Maybe ask your dentist for that.

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gregfrost | @gregfrost | Apr 8 11:16am
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@gregfrost I have more saliva when I'm wearing my partial. Its one of the things that reminds me to put it in before breakfast. My dentist offered to make me a trial partial for free to see if I could tolerate it due to my tongue reconstruction. Maybe ask your dentist for that.

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@sandy8043 do you know how much radiation you received how many gy?

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sandy8043 | @sandy8043 | Apr 8 6:46pm
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@sandy8043 do you know how much radiation you received how many gy?

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@gregfrost No I dont. I know I was there 30 times and had chemo Cysplatin 6 times. I was in the Mayo study and I don't recall the title. But others on this page were,too. Since then (Jan. 2024) as a result of that study, some patients have been able to stop their radiation treatment without doing the standard 30.

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