No Clean Teeth

E. had a dentist appointment last week for a simple bi-annual teeth cleaning. When they found out he was still undergoing chemotherapy, they said no go.

After talking to the oncologist, we learned that teeth cleaning needs to be postponed until after chemotherapy. While on chemotherapy, blood counts have a tendency to be out of whack and with a low blood count, there is an increased risk of infection. The inevitable minor bleeding that occurs during cleaning could become serious and bacteria could enter the blood stream as well. There you have it. No clean teeth.

S.