Staten Island, NY         C Anthony LoPresti DDS MS         TMJ Dentist

Dr. C Anthony LoPresti

4641 Hylan Boulevard = Staten Island NY = 10312 = 718 984-6400
 

Mouth complications related to cancer treatment

Each year about 400,000 people (including many in the Staten Island, Brooklyn and Manhattan areas) with cancer develop treatment-related complications in the mouth ranging from lesions to chronic dry mouth to bone disintegration.  If serious, these complications can be life threatening.  While many are unavoidable, some can be prevented or minimized by Dr. LoPresti.

Dr. LoPresti recommends that whenever possible, a pre-therapy dental evaluation with a full set of mouth x-rays be performed. Any decay, gum disease and abscesses should be treated, if time permits, prior to chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy.

Even patients who have no pain or dental disorders need a thorough cleaning.  Our goal at C Anthony LoPresti DDS MS is to have the patient's mouth in optimal health prior to beginning anti-cancer therapy.

If you have questions regarding cancer treatment and your dental health, please call our office at 718 984-6400.

 

 

 


Dental Mouth Cancer Treatment
In Staten Island New York and the surrounding
Brooklyn - Manhattan - Monmouth County - Middlesex NJ areas.