Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Hi, I'm not a dentist or medical at all but since no one else has responded to your questions about HBO and ORN I wil try.
HBO is hyperbaric oyxgen treatments. I was told prior to my radiation that these HBO treatments, about 30 of them, would be an absolute necessity before I had any dental surgery after having radiation. This is the only reason that I allowed them to pull some teeth before radiation.
ORN is osteoradionecrous (sp?) which is basically the bone dying and can lead to major problems. I think you need to get a second opinion before you dive into this dental surgery without HBO.
I havent' read it, but try the dental section of this web site and see what it tells you.
Please someone else more qualified to address this, update this issue.
Thanks, Eileen
---------------------- Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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