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Originally Posted by Wyseguy
Hi. Sorry for the situation you have found yourself in. I had stage 3 c, having chemo 5 days a weel 6-7 hours a day (in two chest ports) for 3 weeks on one off. This went on for three months. Like you, my teeth started to fall out due to bone loss, dry mouth, etc etc.. I was going to the dentist weekly to try and save the teeth. I wasn't even 40. My dentist and Oncologist finally discussed it and told me to save my money and concentrate on beating the c. By the time I was 55 I was in bad shape. The price of individual implants was astronomical. I ended up getting 10 implants to which I had all of the teeth attached. Six implants up top, four on the bottom. The implants are large and the teeth can be screwed in or change the insert(?) and you can snap them. If you go the implant route you could expect to have cadaver bone packed around the implants to strengthen the implant. The entire process took 8 months (25K to 30K). You can do same day where they knock you out and when you wake up you have teeth. That was quoted to me at 2x the 25-30K. Good Luck and all the best.
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I can't imagine the pain.. I think I would just get dentures.
I wish they would make more natural dentures or implants. They are always so perfect, big, and straight. My real teeth have always been a little crooked (despite braces), and the front teeth are not the exact same length. They should intentionally make replacements with a slight imperfection so they aren't obviously fake.