Hi Linda, Had all my treatments in 2014 and early 2016 my teeth started breaking at the roots and I couldn't have root canals, all the top teeth had to be pulled.

I sure wish there had been some proactive talk about tooth issues resulting from dry mouth resulting from chemo..... not a word was said pre or during treatment. I didn't suck on any candy at all during treatment so I guess I can mainly blame the after affects of dry mouth on the dental issues that have popped up.

Just finished chemo in November and already having dental issues. Something they did not tell me about before jand

My dentist and endodontist and oncologist all said the same thing..... would have been nice if oncologist had mentioned that before treatment not three years later when I'm having to have root canals on three teeth. Hopefully I'm done with these issues. Root canal and crowns are expensive! Not to mention not fun. I sure can't figure Charla out. She disappeared from here!

it is called dry mouth syndrome, caused by many medications and chemo. as a result it allows increased bacteria growth in our mouths and around our teeth. and if you were like me the hard candies we sucked on during chemo allowed the sugars to stay on our teeth and attack the enamel . I had taken care of stroke victims who had this problem but never truly related it to me. by the time I did a lot of damage had happened and it was way too late to save my teeth. extractions and dentures are my next step