Our policy is: "No more poisons" and that would include eradicating any source of infection. Your dentist or dental surgeon might not agree with us, but you'll have to stick to your decision if you want to stay well or get well. I had a heated argument with my regular dentist about not putting in a huge mercury filling that later made me very sick. The dental surgeon feels S/he has the right to either pull a tooth or not, according to what their "Policy" is which could make you very sick. Their "Policies" usually do make you very sick. Follow the money and the drug companies who do the regulating of the mainstream medical. They never have your best interest at heart. Find a holistic dentist who understands you and will do the right thing. They're quite scarce, but do it, anyway.