Thank you, as always, Christine. I am aware of hyperbaric treatment from this forum. I will check back with you about Marx Protocol, once we get a few more opinions.

I am very upset because I think wisdom teeth on the radiated side should probably have been extracted prior to tx in order to eliminate the possibility of this complication. I didn't know that 5 years ago and his teeth were in great shape at the time.


CG to husband, dx @ age 65, nonsmoker/social drinker. Dx 5/08 SCC Stage IV, BOT T1N2aM0. 33 IMRT - completed 9/12/08. Induction Chemo (Cisplatin, Taxotere & 5FU), plus concurrent Cisplatin.
1/09 PEG removed; 5/09 neg PET/CT; 5/10 PET/CT NED
Dental extraction & HBOT 2013; ORN 2014; Debridement/Tissue Transfer & HBOT 2016