[Cathya]

Darita;

The dental surgeon I spoke to told me that my risk of osteoradionecrosis was higher in his view than the risk of the other from actonel. He told me that the tooth must come out and it is merely a question of what I am prepared to go through prior to that. I have had two opinions on the tooth removal unfortunately...and it does need to come out...there is an 8 mm pocket which seems to have come up suddenly. He did the x-ray that wraps around the mouth and told me that there is no way he can tell if there is damage to the bone area of the tooth prior to its removal. The radiation was on the other side of the mouth as the clavicular node is on the left side and the tooth is back, bottom right but I did suffer blown teeth on both sides although more on the left. It is so frustrating. He told me that I would get antibiotics following the tooth removal and that I would know within two weeks if there was going to be a problem. Basically it sounds like a crap game.....pull the tooth, hope for the best. He discussed the oxygen chamber but didn't seem too keen. I question that as I have had this little lacunar stroke and don't want to fool around with pressure on my brain....this is just me deciding that intuitively so I could be totally wrong. He also said that there was no way to prepare for the tooth removal in order to reduce the risk. Well....like I said....a crap shoot. I would so appreciate any ideas you might have. Thanks so much.

Cathy