Your experience with tooth extraction while getting Bevacizumab

Posted by charlotte12 @charlotte12, Jun 27 7:56am

I have a decayed tooth, the lymph node near by is swollen, no pain from the tooth, the tooth can not be saved and needs to be extracted, this medication,bevacizumab also called Avastin may increase the risk of poor healing - I don't want to stop the use of this medication.
Have you had a tooth extraction while continue taking Avastin?
How was your experience?

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tbkomparda | @tbkomparda | Jun 27 8:02am

I was supposed to start Avastin but had to have a tooth extracted I couldn't start it was told by my onc if I was on it, I would have to stop.

charlotte12 | @charlotte12 | Jun 27 8:27am

In reply to @tbkomparda "I was supposed to start Avastin but had to have a tooth extracted I couldn't start..." + (show)

what was the explanation of your doctor? Did you delay your cancer treatment?

tbkomparda | @tbkomparda | Jun 27 8:36am

That it can cause excessive bleeding with tooth extractions she was at the point of adding the Avastin to my current regime of carboplatin for maintenance.

charlotte12 | @charlotte12 | Jun 27 9:43am

In reply to @tbkomparda "That it can cause excessive bleeding with tooth extractions she was at the point of adding..." + (show)

in the meantime I checked with the dentist, he needs to
look at the meds I'm getting and the blood count before
he will schedule an appointment-

tbkomparda | @tbkomparda | Jun 27 1:45pm

That sounds like a good plan he may have to also talk with your oncologist

charlotte12 | @charlotte12 | Jun 28 7:48am

In reply to @tbkomparda "That sounds like a good plan he may have to also talk with your oncologist" + (show)

the oral surgeon is waiting for the oncologist's response. In the meantime the dentist is out of office for a week and I will
have my 3rd treatment next week-
I wished I had taken care of that tooth before Covid -
I live in an area where I found it difficult to get good dental
care.

tbkomparda | @tbkomparda | Jun 28 10:17am

I hope you're not in a lot of pain hoping and your able to get it taken care of soon when I had mine taken care of my onc prescribed antibiotics to take the day of but the dentist also prescribes them after an extraction for 7 days.

lyney98 | @lyney98 | Jun 29 5:33pm

What happened with me is they- the oncology team paused the treatment bevacizumab/ avastin while I had root canal treatment done - there was no significant trauma to the area during the procedure - I decided to take it as a body break for me but I’ll question the need for such a pause when I next meet my oncologist.

charlotte12 | @charlotte12 | Jun 30 7:41am

thanks for your reply, how long is the pause for avastin? I'm waiting to
get an appointment with the dentist to evaluate the current status of the tooth. How many chemo treatments did you have when they stopped the avastin, how soon after the avastin was stopped did you have your root canal, and when are your getting avastin again? Did the CBC look different
after avastin was stopped?

Helen, Volunteer Mentor | @naturegirl5 | Jun 30 12:35pm

@charlotte12 I'm going to tag Volunteer Mentor @loribmt as she worked in the dental professional before her retirement and may have some helpful information to share.

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