Do I need to remove my dentures for nasopharyngeal cancer radiotherapy?

Do I need to remove my dentures during radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer?

1. Dentures are a relatively common dental procedure. They do not have a particularly significant effect on the condition of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, nor will they affect its treatment results. However, because the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is mainly radiotherapy, the jaw, oral cavity, and gums may be damaged during the radiotherapy process due to the effects of radiation.

2. Therefore, it is best to consider dentures after the treatment is completed and the condition is stable. It is not necessary to remove dentures before radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and carious teeth should be removed in time, because teeth cannot be extracted within three years after radiotherapy, so as not to induce mandibular osteomyelitis and worsen the condition.

3. Whether you can wear dentures before radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma depends on the specific material of the dentures.

Treatment of parotid gland metastasis after nasopharyngeal carcinoma treatment:

1. If you suffer from nasopharyngeal cancer and parotid gland metastasis occurs after treatment, it means that the condition has worsened. For a specific treatment plan, you still need to go to the hospital for an examination to confirm the severity of the disease and then decide how to treat it.

2. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma may metastasize to the parotid gland, so once a patient is diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, active treatment must be given after diagnosis. Early rhinitis patients can be cured after active treatment. In daily life, they should also pay attention to supplementing vitamins and high-protein foods, and maintain a regular work and rest schedule.

3. If this is the case, the body cannot tolerate anti-insect treatment, so only palliative symptomatic treatment can be carried out.