Pensacola, FL         Douglas W Hightower DDS         Sedation Dentist

Dr. Douglas W Hightower
5075 Carpenter Creek Drive = Pensacola FL = 32503 = 850 478-0909
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Mouth complications related to cancer treatment
 

Each year about 400,000 people (including many in the Pensacola, Gulf Breeze FL and Destin 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. Hightower.

Dr. Hightower 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 Douglas W Hightower DDS 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 850 478-0909.

 

 


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In Pensacola Florida and the surrounding
Gulf Breeze - Destin FL - Gulf Shores - Fairhope AL areas.
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