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Hi Everyone,
I have been reading the information on this forum with interest, and wanted to share my own experiences with root canals based on the research I have done.
Before I begin, I would like to tell you a bit about myself. I have studied alternative medicine intensively for over 12 years, researching naturopathy, herbalism and taken a great interest in the supposed "incurables" that the medical profession would lead us to believe cannot be treated. I have tried many forms of healing and in fact devised some of my own healing programs based on the knowledge I have accumulated. I only say this because I want to make the point that I did not subscribe to the point of view that I am about to express lightly.
About 2 years ago, I had a filling that was so deep that it traumatised the nerve. As a result the nerve died which resulted in a huge absess. My Dentist suggested a root canal as the only course of action that could save the tooth.. Obviously, as someone who had researched alternative medicine so extensively, I knew about the potential dangers of root canals, and I do believe my exact words to the Dentist when she suggested such a treatment were "over my dead body". But the tooth in question was very near the front of my mouth and I really felt sick to the stomache at the thought of loosing it. However, no matter how hopeless it seemed, my open mindedness and refusal to give up until absolutely every avenue had been explored lead me to a solution that enabled me to keep my tooth while leaving me confident that I would not be compromising my health.
My research lead me to the website of a Dentist called Dr Goldman, who wrote two of the most brilliantly fair and balanced articles on root canal treatment I have ever read, and I urge everyone to read them. They can be found here:
http://www.mgoldmandds.com/rct.htm
and
http://www.mgoldmandds.com/rctchoices.htm
Dr Goldman, Himself accepts that there is no perfect solution at this moment, but before making any concrete decisions about whether to have an extraction or a root canal, you really need to have all the facts, and understand the potential implications of having your tooth extracted. The problem I have always had with a great deal of information that is presented in the alternative medical field, is that some of it is based on scare-mongering and unsubstantiated data, and this is the problem with the alternative view on root canals.
I am 100% certain that the conventional way of doing root canals is extremely dangerous to a persons health, but what I realised through my research was that there was more than one way of doing a root canal. The problem with conventional root canal treatment, as most of you will know is that the dentist simply cleans out the root and fills it with a gutta percha filling which is usually contaminated with barium and often a whole host of toxic pollutants. The other problem is that dead nerves still linger in the tiny tubal canals of the teeth which are out of reach of the dentists tools which create a feeding ground for lethal bacteria that can compromise health. The general concensus of opinion on this forum is that there is no reliable way to sterilise the tooth, but this is a view that Dr Goldman, and indeed other highly respected alternative medical practitioners I have spoken to disagree with.
Dr Goldman's point of view is that in order to successfully sterilise the root treated tooth, you need to temporarily fill the tooth with a substance that will sterilise the tooth and dissolve any remaining nerve tissue hiding in the tubal canals before the final root filling was put in place. The favourite for doing this used to be Biocalex, but this was proven to cause breakage of teeth. The only medication that has shown to be effective in killing all bacteria in the tooth and dissolve the left over nerve tissue is calcium hydroxide. Although Dr Goldman suggests that calcium hydroxide is non-toxic when placed as a temporary root filling, I have found some posts on this forum that seemed to suggest otherwise, linking the argument to some technical data. The problem I have with using such data as an argument for toxicity is that there is more than one way to measure toxicity. The substance in question is only part of the equasion, whereas the dosage itself is equally important. Most things are toxic in high enough doses, even water, but calcium hydroxide in low doses is not considered toxic, and the amount you would ingest into the body from a root treatment would be miniscule. Dr Goldman argues that the calcium hydoroxide, if left in long enough can reliably sterilise the tooth and dissolve any remaining nerve tissue. Only after this interim period can the tooth be filled.
So now we move onto the question of the filling. I have seen it argued on here that all Gutta Percha fillings have Barium in them, and that simply is not true. There are holistic Gutta Percha fillings available that contain no contaminants, in fact you can get Gutta Percha fillings that contain a small amount of calcium hydroxide that will help keep the tooth sterile.
Despite all of this, I still was not convinced, partly because of the fear I had allowed to be instilled in me about the horrors of root canals, so I booked a telephone consulatation with a man who I consider to be on of the finest healers alive: Dr Brian Clement, Director of the Hippocrates Institute in Florida. The Hippocrates institute has been healing people for over 50 years using raw, live, organic toxic free superfoods and have conducted more in house reserch than any other natural healing establishment on the planet. When it comes to things that could compromise your health, you will never meet anyone in your life whos is as anal as Brian Clement, and knowing this, I was happy to pay the $150 consultation fee to speak to him. For further information on Brian and the Hippocrates Institute, please refer to the following site:
http://www.hippocratesinst.org
Please note that I am not trying to promote his work, I am just simply trying to point out that this ia a man with sound credentials who has an excellent track record of healing, especially with incurables such as cancer.
It was fortunate for me that Brian had just completed 2 years of extensive research on Dentistry so he was in a good position to give me sound advice, and to my utter astonishment, he told me that the approach Dr Goldman suggested was absolutely fine. To be honest, when he said it, I nearly fell of my chair, because I never in a million years expected him to say that. He also said the calcium hydroxide must be left in for at least a month which mirrored Dr Goldman's view perfectly, so I went ahead and had the root canal done.
At the time the root canal was done, things had become pretty serious with the tooth in question, because I had left it several months from when the problem started to occur as a result of the time it had taken me to do the necessary research. The absess in my tooth had eaten away a large chunk of the bone tissue and even the dentist seemed to think is touch and go as to whether it would heal properly. However, I also remembered Dr Goldman arguing that Calcium Hydroxide stimulates bone repair. In all fairness, I couldn't find enough information either way to either confirm or refute his claims, so it really was just a case of having the root canal and waiting to see what happened. Because of the state the infected area was in, I asked my Dentist if the calcium hydroxide could be left in for 2 months which he said was fine.
When the root canal was completed, my Dentist told me that it seemed to go well, so it was now a case of waiting 2 months for the medication to do its work. 2 months later, I returned to the Dentist and had the tooth xrayed, and when the image came up on his computer, I was in for a pleasant suprise. The bone had healed considerably, and he said he had never seen such rapid bone regeneration, especially considering the state it was in before. Was this as a result of the calcium hyroxide stimulating bone repair, or did I just have a strong immune system? In truth I simply cannot answer that question, but the healing that took place certainly didn't harm Dr Goldmans claims. I returned to the Dentist a year later for another xray and this confirmed that the bone had entirely healed. Although it is very difficult to determine 100% if the tooth was entirely sterile, the Dentist did point out what I has suspected, that it was highly unlikely that such rapid healing could have taken place if it wasn't.
I certainly subscribe to the view that there is no perfect solution to the Root Canal problem at this time, but this is also equally true for replacement techniques, for if the tooth is extracted and this could lead to all sorts of problems that Dr Goldman explains in great detail in his article, and I urge people to read it throughly. I thank Dr Goldman from the bottom of my heart for presenting me with information that has enabled me to save my tooth with the confidence that I am not compromising my health. My root treated tooth appears to be fine and my overall health is perfect. Obviously, no one can guarantee that this is the perfect solution in the long run, but the prognosis is looking pretty good. If a problem should occur at a later date, I can opt for having the tooth re-treated or extracted, but if the tooth had been extracted in the first place, I could not have got my tooth back if I later changed my mind. Also let us not forget that dental techniques are always improving so in the long term, a better solution may become available.
The reason for sharing my story is not to try and persuade people to have the procedure I have just explained. We all have to do what is right for us. This felt instinctively right for me, it may or may not be for you. But it is all about making an informed choice based on having all the available information to hand, and not just the blantant scaremongering that is all too apparant in the alternative medical community today.
I hope you find it of interest.
Best Wishes
Kris
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MoreThis is a reply to # 861,001Thank you for this info. It is kind of late now, but to-morrow I will read the links.
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This is a reply to # 861,001Dear Kristian,
I read with great interest your post as I am scheduled to have my root canal this coming Tuesday. I also wrote to Dr. Goldman (who wrote back) and very much appreciate his articles for looking at the complexity of the issue and not just sticking to a hard and fast line of thinking.
http://www.mgoldmandds.com/rct.htm
and
http://www.mgoldmandds.com/rctchoices.htm
I continued my research and am interested to know more about your conversation with Brain Clements. I want to ask my dentist to wait a couple of months to let the calcium hydroxide clean and medicate before the dentist makes the filler permanent. How did you work with your dentist to get him to let the calcium hydroxide sit in your mouth for a 2 months? I am also wondering what filler you used. Was it the gutta percha without barium? Is there another name for it?
Did your dentist put a crown or temporary on your tooth while you waited for 2 months to complete the process? I'm supposed to get a new crown as well.
I want to add this reference for people reading this post. Dr. Victor Zeines DDS is a holistic dentist in New York that takes 2 appointments to complete the root canal much like was recommended for Kristian except that he does it with 8 days apart and he uses Biocalex.
http://www.natdent.com/info/root.cfm
Thanks so very much for your post and I hope to hear back from you regarding the gutta percha or other filler you used.
Thanks,
Lynn
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This is a reply to # 886,473Hi Lynn,
Sorry for the late reply to your message. I haven't checked this forum for over a week.
Fortunately, I taped the conversation with Brian, (with his permission of course) so I was able to refer back it. It was 18 months ago that I had the consulation, and having listened to the conversation again, I have to correct myself, for Brian actually only said the calcium hydroxide needs to stay in for a month to do its job. I realise now my mistake. In view of how cautious I was about the root canal, if Brian Clement said the calcium hydroxide needed to stay in for a month, I was going to leave it in for 2 months. When I booked the appointment, I asked Brian's personal assistant what she thought his views on root canals would be, and she told me he would almost definitely say that if I had the root canal done, I could potentially infect every part of my body, and as I understand it, that was his view up until quite recently. He told that the only two possibly options for a dead tooth would be either a root canal or a bridge, and that most people would opt for the bridge because few dentists understand how to do a root canal properly. He said he had just completed a great deal of research on dentistry and that the calcium hydroxide method would be fine as long as it was left to sit for a month in the tooth. He also advised using natural medications during this time around the tooth area to suck out the poisons so they did not circulate around the body. I didn't push him on which medication to use, but when I had the root canal done, I was juicing lots of wheatgrass and sunflower greens as well as doing liver flushes, coffee enemas and various other detox methods, so this wasn't a great concern to me.
My dentist told me that the calcium hydorxide could be left in for up to 6 months, but as it supposedly does its job after 1 months, my personal view is that it would be a good idea to leave the calcium hydroxide in the tooth for 3 months just to be on the safe side.
My dentist put a temporary filling over the medicated tooth, then 2 months later, xrayed to tooth to confirm it was healing before filling the tooth with the gutta percha followed by a composite filling. Root treated teeth do not always need crowns. It depends on the size of the filling. This particular tooth did need a crown, but the dentist prefered to wait 1 year to check the tooth again before fitting a crown.
I recently had a second tooth root treated that will not require a crown. I told my dentist that I would like to leave the calcium hydroxide in for at least 3-4 months this time, and he said that was fine but would need to see me in two months just to check everything was fine.
I don't know which type fo barium free gutta percha filling my dentist used but I am seeing him in a few weeks so I can find out for you.
Kris
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This is a reply to # 890,747June 15, 2007
Hi Kris,
I mentioned to my endodontist that I would like to leave the calcium hydroxide in my mouth for a month and his response was that long term calcium hydroxide (over 1 week) - is not indicated in adult teeth. He says that current research shows that there is no long term benefit to using calcium hydroxide for a long time. He says that long term calcium hydroxide weakens the dentin making it more likely to fracture, leading to loss of the tooth. The purpose of calcium hydroxide is elimination of bacteria in the root canals and comparable techniques eliminate the need for multiple appointments which increase risks of fracturing the tooth and increased postoperative pain.
I have a periapical lesion which my endodontist says is the one kind that is the hardest to heal statistically. He says that no instrumentation technique, number of visits, long term calcium hydroxide, or contemporary filling material has been shown to make a statistically significant difference on the inflammatory process going away after treatment.
I definitely feel better now that the tooth has been cleaned out. I could feel that it was affecting me. I am concerned that my tooth still feels that when I chew. I notice it most when I first chew after several hours. It’s almost like the tooth reseats itself and then chewing feels normal again. I’m wondering how the bone lesion will heal itself.
Did Mr. Clements publish his research? Is there any way to read his extensive dental studies? What did Brian find out in his research that made him change his position on having a root canal done? What are the names of the natural medicines that Brian mentioned are good to put around the tooth?
Yes, I would be most interested in what your dentist uses.
Did you use the same dentist each time for your root canals? Was it a regular dentist or an endodontist? How did you convince your dentist to let the calcium hydroxide sit in your mouth? Was the dentist open from the start or did you have to produce some kind of documentation to support your position and convince the dentist? I didn’t have any material to back myself up with other than your letter. I gravitated towards what you wrote because I too had interacted with Dr. Goldman and I liked his realistic approach to taking care of root canals. I also appreciate the effort you made to contact Brian Clements.
I’m hearing that a root canal, which seals off the pulp chamber of the tooth, doesn’t heal the infected periodontal ligament outside the tooth. I’m wondering if the periapical lesion that I have is still infected and that’s the spongy feeling I’m having. Does your dentist have any other ideas on healing a periapical lesion after a root canal has been done? Mine was filled with Resilon.
Thanks again,
Lynn
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MoreThis is a reply to # 890,747Kris, much appreciate the thoroughness of your messages !
Any direction you can provide on locating practitioners willing to use Biocalex ?
R G
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This is a reply to # 861,001Wow! you've been doing quite a bit of research. I have quite a bit of dental work that needs to be done; thanks for sharing the info.
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This is a reply to # 889,973
Dear Aharleygyrl,
Do you not think it would be better to read my post and the articles I have to linked to before you comment? It is obvious that as far as you are concerned root canals are bad, end of subject, but nothing is black and white, and it is often in the shades of grey where solutions can be found.
It does concern me that you say you know from personal experience and the experiences of your patients that there is no way to disinfect a root canal. That would be a bit like me saying that I know that from personal experience that there is no life on other planets. The fact that I have had no personal experience of Extra-Terrestrial life only proves that I have had no personal experience of Extra-Terrestrial life, and the same example applies to your experiences with root canals. If you could show me personal experiences of patients having had root canalled teeth pre-medicated with calcium hydroxide for two months before the barium free gutta percha filling was placed, your arguments would at least have more validity to them, but I suspect that you can't. Apart from anything else, the only time you are ever likely to hear from patients with problematic teeth is when they are causing a problem, yet many people have had problem free root canals. I suspect that you, like all opponents of root canals are basing your experiences on patients that had the standard method of root canal treatment, which I myself am strongly against, but the simple fact of the matter is that there are some flaws in the root canal argument as a whole that need addressing.
Firstly, the whole root canal controversy started with research done by Dr Weston Price with regards to focal infections. He took infected teeth from people and implanted them in animals who subsequently acquired the same health problems as the people from who the infected teeth came from. As fascinating as this research is, the simple fact of the matter is that no one has since been able to successfully duplicate these experiments.
Secondly, there is more than one way of doing a root canal, but all of the horror stories about root canals seem to centre around people who had had them done by the standard method, and for that reason, the whole argument lacks any form of balance. This is like saying that all anaesthetics are bad just because a particular method of anaesthesia (that also happened to be the most popular) caused health problems or even death in a number of patients.
Thirdly, many opponents of any form of root canal treatment seem to conduct their research with a closed mind and an already confirmed point of view, so when information that conflicts with this presents itself, it is edited out by their belief systems, and in view of the fact that there are so many conflicting studies about the ability to sterilise a root treated tooth, it is not difficult to find the necessary data to back up your beliefs regardless of what the truth actually is. Subsequently, those that refuse to consider alternative points of view, launch into self-righteous statements about how right they are on the subject, and do not seem to consider the fact that they are playing god with people’s lives. I have seen this time and time again with people who specialise in various different fields of alternative medicine. Does it not concern you that you have dismissed my arguments without even reading the information I have presented, especially as you posted a quote from Hal Huggins that made no reference to the root canal method I was suggesting? You cannot tell me as an absolute fact that my root canalled teeth are not sterile anymore than I can tell you that there is no life on other planets. So far I have had two root canalled teeth treated by a more holistic method and I am in perfect health. Of course that does not guarantee that the teeth will not cause problems at a later date, but if that happens, I can opt to have them extracted, whereas I cannot opt for having my extracted teeth put back if I am unhappy with having a tooth missing, and this brings me onto my next point.
The following is a quote from Dr Goldman's article which raises some valid points about having extractions:
If you just take out a tooth or teeth how are you going to replace it? Well, you may just say "I won’t replace it." That’s ok, how about if it’s a front tooth? You could choose to not replace it, but realistically most people would want to replace it.
Back teeth that "don’t show"? If you leave missing teeth missing, you may develop problems with your gums, problems with your bite (TMJ), and / or sacro-cranial problems, not to mention lowered chewing ability. I should add that in some situations, teeth can be left not replaced and everything may be fine. But that’s the exception to the rule. The fact is that most of us will want the teeth replaced for a variety of reasons.
Teeth can be replaced with removable, "clip-in" partial dentures - bridges you take in and out. Most people find them unesthetic and unhygienic. Workable, but not very satisfactory..... Dentally, they work... but not well. Usually patients want teeth replaced in a way that is close to "natural".
That means the teeth must be replaced with an implant or a fixed bridge with caps. Implants are metallic posts implanted into the jawbone to mimic lost tooth roots. They are complicated and expensive and require a surgical procedure. Mostly (but certainly not always) they work pretty well. But what of having a metal plug directly in the bone ? Is it a problem? We really don’t know.
From a regular western dental point of view they seem ok, but from a more subtle holistic point of view, who knows! Maybe after years of observation we’ll have some idea, but I don’t think anybody really knows for sure at this time. I wonder if the metal of the implant interferes with accupuncture meridiens which flow through the bone where the implant has been placed. We know each tooth is normally related to meridiens.
If implants are out, then the other possiblility may be to cap the teeth on either side of the space and have a "dummy cap" attached to those caps so the "real" caps hold the "dummy cap" in the space. That’s good old dentistry as it’s been done for years. While we have some options now about what the caps can be made of so that it is possible to make caps without metal in them, that is not always an option. It depends on the specifics of you and your mouth. But, what if you don't have teeth on either side of the space to hold a "fixed bridge", or if the teeth are not suitable for use?
And what if capping these other teeth causes so much trauma to those teeth that the nerve breaks down in them ...and then they need root canals? That probably won’t happen, but be aware that it can and does happen! And not necessarily through any fault of the dentist, either. Finding a really good dentist will minimize that possibility, but it will not eliminate it....
The following is another quote from the same article:
.........Never having experienced several missing teeth before, she had no idea how devastating it might be or feel. I felt very, very sad for her.
She was now in touch with her anger about having been told to take out those teeth. She said she would never have done it if she really understood the implications...I am curious as to what research you have done into treating root canalled teeth using the calcium hydroxide method. You said in an earlier post that calcium hydroxide is toxic and that is not true. Calcium hydroxide is a natural ingredient in lime water and is perfectly edible. In high doses it is toxic, but so is water. You also say that all Gutta Percha fillings have barium in them, this again is not true. The only part of your concerns about Gutta Percha that have any validity is that it can shrink slightly. However, what you failed to mention is that its shrinkage is miniscule and can be easily compensated by packing the filling into the tooth tightly. My dentist literally put his whole body weight onto my tooth when he was placing the filling.
Your mission seems to be to convince everybody that the root canal issue is all black and white, and that really is not the case. Hal Huggins is only one of many health professionals who have an opinion on the subject of root canals, and just because he has set himself up as a self proclaimed messiah of alternative dentistry, that does not mean he is right. There are alternative health professions with credentials that are as good, if not better than Dr Huggins who have differing points of view.
I hope I have presented some information that will provoke a bit more of an open minded debate on this forum, but in future, I would appreciate it if you would read my posts before you comment on them.
Kris
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This is a reply to # 890,943Kristian,
Many people on this forum make conclusory statements without proving them ,including Harleygirl. You,in contrast back up your ideas with scientific proof. -
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This is a reply to # 890,943From Kristian Lee: "I hope I have presented some information that will provoke a bit more of an open minded debate on this forum, but in future, I would appreciate it if you would read my posts before you comment on them."
I am sorry Kris, this is a support forum, so I do not wish to debate. I did not realize a comment would upset you, so I changed it to n/m. I have not posted any of my posts in order to argue with you. I apologize if it appeared that way.
As far as your questions to me...the Weston Price info, I cited many other doctors. I do not mind if people want to get root canals; It is totally up to them. I provide information about them and answer questions, that is all. I am aware of the of the different substances and techniques, but I was taught by a Biologic Dentist that root canals cannot be sterilized because it is a dead tooth, so it is not the filling, nor the techniques that matter to me. I am also aware, that 70% of them fail and they will end up at the dentist getting them pulled out. I hope that my information saves some from the ordeal. In my posts, I was referring to all forms of root canals. There is barium and other toxins in the gutta percha filled canals, but they are also using the technique of antimicrobial iodoform/tetracycline gutta percha, where barium sulfate is removed completely, as the iodoform acts as the radioopacifier as well as an antimicrobial. The Calcium Hydroxide MSDS says Skin, eye and respiratory irritant, Corrosive - causes burns. I am aware of biocalex and (endocal), lasers, ozone, etc.... The extraction site is not left uncovered, people get bridges or partials. Implants are not a biologic process, as they have polarity and amperage, and loosen in about 15 years due to encapsulation.
Again, sorry, wasn't meaning to direct anything at you. I was busy posting and not paying close attention to where I was posting is all.
In summation, I believe Hal Huggins, Weston Price, George Meinig, Dr. Mercola, David Kennedy, Frank Jerome, etc.... Biocalex (formerly known as endocal) has been around for well over 10 years. It doesn't work. And, calcium hydroxide is not something i want in my jaw.
To me, the following excerpts sum it up:
ROOT CANALS POSE HEALTH THREAT AN INTERVIEW WITH GEORGE MEINIG, D.D.S.
Dr. Joseph MercolaMJ You're assuming that ALL root-filled teeth harbor bacteria and/or other infective agents?
GM Yes. No matter what material or technique is used - and this is just as true today - the root filling shrinks minutely, perhaps microscopically. Further and this is key - the bulk of solid appearing teeth, called the dentin, actually consists of miles of tiny tubules. Microscopic organisms lurking in the maze of tubules simply migrate into the interior of the tooth and set up housekeeping. A filled root seems to be a favorite spot to start a new colony.
One of the things that makes this difficult to understand is that large, relatively harmless bacteria common to the mouth, change and adapt to new conditions. They shrink in size to fit the cramped quarters and even learn how to exist (and thrive!) on very little food. Those that need oxygen mutate and become able to get along without it. In the process of adaptation these formerly friendly "normal" organisms become pathogenic (capable of producing disease) and more virulent (stronger) and they produce much more potent toxins.Hal Huggins, D.D.S., M.S. in a lecture to the Cancer Control Society:
Then we get into the root canal business, and that is the most tragic of all.
Isn't there something you can put in the center of the canal that is safe?
Yeah, there probably is, but that is not where the problem is. The problem with a root canal is that it is dead. Lets equate that. Lets say you have got a ruptured appendix, so you go to the phone book, and who do you look up? Lets see, we have a surgeon and a taxidermist, who do you call? You going to get it bronzed?
That is all we do to a dead tooth. We put a gold crown on it, looks like it has been bronzed. It doesn't really matter what you embalm the dead tooth with, it is still dead, and within that dead tooth we have bacteria, and these bacteria are in the absence of oxygen. In the absence of oxygen most things die except bacteria. They undergo something called a pleomorphic change...like a mutation. they learn to live in the absence of oxygen…now produce thioethers, some of the strongest poisons on the planet that are not radioactive.Dr. Weston Price's Research
Dr. Weston Price, the noted and honored dental researcher of the early part of this century, headed a team of America's finest scientific researchers, numbering 60 doctors. Their research was conducted under the auspices of the American Dental Association (ADA). From their 25 years of study, this research team published 25 scientific papers dealing with the effects of dead or endodontically treated teeth producing other diseases and disorders in remote areas of the body. The research was not only accepted by the scientific community, but served to form an important concept in medicine which is even taught today: the focal theory of infection. Anyone who has a prosthetic joint replacement or a mitral value prolapse will immediately understand this concept, as they cannot undergo any dental procedure without first being treated with certain antibiotics to stop the spread of bacteria from the mouth to remote areas of the body which may produce a fatal infection.
Since the advent of antibiotics, dentists and physicians have been taught that the focal theory of infection is erroneous and has no scientific basis. Further, they are taught that there is no modern evidence that endodontically treated teeth are the source of focal infections. However, again, recall that patients with joint replacements and certain heart conditions must take antibiotics before and after any dental procedures. Why? Because the bacteria which live in the mouth enter the blood stream because of the dental procedures and travel to the heart and joints, thus possibily causing severe and often fatal diseases. Now, think about what you've just read: how can any dentist or physician claim that the focal theory of infection has no scientific validity when dentists are required to premedicate their patients to avoid producing a distant or focal infection?
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