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Mandible Reconstruction with Fibula Free Flap. Is this an option?
In cases of radiation to the jaw resulting in Osteoradionecrosis (radiation bone death) or Ameloblastoma or similar growths on the mandible, reconstruction surgery is sometimes...
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Diagnosed /w Ameloblastoma. Young Adult
It originally started as a benign tumor located near my impacted Wisdom teeth, which were promptly worked upon and 'taken care of'. Afterward, they looked...
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Hi, Had brachytherapy to mandible after removal of front teeth. At age 87 did have implant...
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hae recurrent Breast cancer amd sll !u teeth started breaking ogf st gum.snd so!r just falling...
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Trismus (lock jaw) after Head & Neck cancer treatment: What helps?
Hi everyone. I’m new and here on behalf of my mother who was diagnosed with sinus cancer last year. She had surgery in November 2020...
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Oncology Dentist: Is it recommended to see a specialist?
Hi, my husband is 2 weeks in his radiation and chemo for tonsil cancer. He has seen our family dentist and he is not given...
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@hilsy, I'm bringing @alpaca to this discussion. She talks about her journey with teeth post oral...
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Dentures plus implants after radiation
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...
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What’s left after "cured" of nasopharyngeal cancer?
I was “cured” from my stage 4 non-small cell Nasopharyngeal carcinoma after 8 months of living hell treatments in 2012. After the forth dose of...
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Difficulty swallowing meds: Resorted to DIY pharmaceutical compounding
I was irradiated for cancer of the nasopharynx in the mid-1970s. Over the years it has gotten increasingly difficult for me to swallow food and...