Thank you all for responding.

PaulB - we were also at Union Square this past Thursday. I'm glad to hear that you have confidence in this team. That does help me. No clear answers make me crazy!

Uptown - I am unable to open the link, but have made note of PENTOCLO.

Tammy - Can you tell me amy more about how you decided on root canals/crowns? That was in place of PENTOCLO protocol?

Don - yes, an entire team is involved, as you mention.

We were advised that it was too late to perform root canal or cut down the wisdom tooth that was removed last year. Something showed up on x-ray in 2009, one year post tx. At that time, RO & oral surgeon recommended not to do anything, as long as tooth was asymptomatic. By the time tooth starting hurting, we were told there was no choice, it had to be extracted. I do understand the advice to not disturb the jaw ahead of 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