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harrie · 01-28-2009, 11:42 PM

I was talking to a colleague of mine at the gym yesterday. He is a periodontist. He said xrays are not indicators to determine if you are a candidate for ONJ. He said a test would need to determine the turnover rate of the cells and as far as he knows, none is availble. He also said prior to any invasive procedure such as surgery, periodontal treatment, root canals, etc, it is recommended to be off the IV biophosphonate (Zometa) for 3 to 4 months.

01-28-2009, 11:42 PM	#10
harrie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hilo, Hawaii Posts: 1,867	I was talking to a colleague of mine at the gym yesterday. He is a periodontist. He said xrays are not indicators to determine if you are a candidate for ONJ. He said a test would need to determine the turnover rate of the cells and as far as he knows, none is availble. He also said prior to any invasive procedure such as surgery, periodontal treatment, root canals, etc, it is recommended to be off the IV biophosphonate (Zometa) for 3 to 4 months. __________________ * MARYANNE * aka HARRIECANARIE 1993: right side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads 1999: left side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads, tamoxifen 2006: BRCA 2 positive Stage I, invasive DCIS (6mm x 5mm) Grade: intermediate sentinal node biopsy: neg HER2/neu amplified 4.7 ER+/PR+ TOPO II neg Oncotype dx 20 Bilat mastectomy with DIEP flap reconstruction oophorectomy 2007: 6 cycles TCH (taxotere, carboplatin, herceptin) finished 1 yr herceptin 05/07 Arimidex, stopped after almost 1 yr Femara Last edited by harrie; 01-28-2009 at 11:45 PM..