Ooh poor Susan.
Issues with teeth is not good.
Have you looked at the omega three six posts on the main HER 2 discussion board. If you have not found it you ca search clicking on the search above - I only mention it as it took me a while to realise it was there.
I have seen several references to DHA reducing periodontal problems / assisting reverse bone loss.
I have long asked if Herceptin intervenes in the processes we use to make long chain fats. It is reported as impacting on that area. I do not know the answer.
Please discuss dietary change with your doctor.
Here is one
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=17916258
Titre du document / Document title
Omega-3 fatty acid effect on alveolar bone loss in rats
Auteur(s) / Author(s)
KESAVALU L. ; VASUDEVAN B. ; RAGHU B. ; BROWNING E. ; DAWSON D. ; NOVAK J. M. ; CORRELL M. C. ; STEFFEN M. J. ; BHATTACHARYA A. ; FERNANDES G. ; EBERSOLE J. L. ;
ABSTRACT
"Rats on the ω-3 FA diet exhibited elevated serum levels of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), documenting diet-induced changes. PCR analyses demonstrated that rats were orally colonized by P. gingivalis; increased IgG antibody levels substantiated this infection. P. gingivalis-infected rats treated with w-3 FA had significantly less alveolar bone resorption. These results demonstrated the effectiveness of an ω-3 FA-supplemented diet in modulating alveolar bone resorption following P. gingivalis infection, and supported that ω-3 FA may be a useful adjunct in the treatment of periodontal disease. Abbreviations: PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid; EPA, eicosapentanoic acid; DHA, docosahexanoic acid; and PCR, polymerase chain-reaction."
and another
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/en...ubmed_RVDocSum