@mdm30 hi there. The oral surgeon is Dr. Hamadani at Cameo Dental Specialties in the Chicago area. I don’t know the name of the protocol, but it involves taking antibiotics the week leading up to the oral surgery and having some of your blood drawn and centrifuged. Later that blood is inserted into the socket that is left after the tooth is pulled to prevent dry socket and infection, which can cause osteonecrosis of the jaw. Dr. Hamadani’s professor at dental school, I think, either developed the protocol or published some research regarding the technique. Dr. Hamadani is an excellent and meticulous surgeon and I had two wisdom teeth removed after three years of annual Reclast infusions without a problem, due to these pre-surgical protocols and the thorough follow up care. (708) 484-9011 is the number of Cameo Dental - they have a number of clinics in the Chicago area and many of their endodontist and oral surgeons work at more than one of the clinics.

@mdm30

I tried to make a couple of edits to my reply to you last night, but they didn't get saved. The Dr.'s name is Matthew Hamadani and he is at Cameo Dental Specialists (not Specialties). His bio is at this link under Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons: https://cameods.com/oral-surgeon-chicago-il-meet-the-doctors/.

I also pasted it below:

Originally from Naperville, Dr. Matthew S. Hamedani attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for his undergraduate and graduate studies in Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Biophysics and Computational Biology. Afterwards, he went on to earn his Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree and Masters Certificate in Clinical Research Methods from the University of Illinois at Chicago where he graduated with numerous honors at the top of his class.

After graduating dental school, Dr. Hamedani practiced as a general dentist for two years then chose to advance his education. He completed an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency at the University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital – one of the busiest hospitals in the country. He trained under Dr. Robert Marx, a world-renowned surgeon and expert in pathology and reconstructive surgery and received extensive experience in the full spectrum of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery including ambulatory anesthesia, dentoalveolar surgery, dental implants, major facial trauma, orthognathic surgery, head and neck pathology and reconstructive surgery.

Dr. Hamedani prides himself on staying up to date with the latest clinical and technological advances and is committed to maintaining a professional practice that is current in all aspects of the specialty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and is certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support and Advanced Trauma Life Support. He is a fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and is an active member of the Illinois Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and Chicago Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

Additionally, Dr. Hamedani is on staff at MacNeal Hospital, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County where he is an adjunct faculty in the department of surgery and at Loyola University Medical Center where he is an affiliate assistant professor of surgery in the Loyola Stritch School of Medicine.

In his free time, Dr. Hamedani enjoys spending time with his family, watching movies and reading.

OFFICE LOCATIONS
Dr. Hamedani sees patients at Cameo Dental Specialists' Berwyn, La Grange, and Elmhurst locations.