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I am stage iv with bone mets. I go to the dentist every 6 months for cleanings. When I was 1st dx & on chemo on A/C & cytoxin my onc. told me to cancel my dentist appointment until the chemo was done, unless I was having problems. Now that I have bone mets, I've kept up my dental routine even when on chemo. My dentist goes by whatever my onc. recommends. My onc. says that if my blood counts are okay (& they have been) to go ahead - better to do it on a week off chemo, but he doesn't require it. Because I have a port the dentist insists that I pre-medicate with a penicillin pill. I do it, but my onc. says it's fine, but he doesn't require met to do it.
As for fear of the dentist, yes, count me in that group too, but I've had lots of yucky filling work done years ago & want to avoid that in future, so the twice a year cleanings are priority for me.
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