Did you know that root canals can have untold, negative effects on your health?
There is a recognition among integrative dentists and physicians that dental health has a tremendous impact on the overall health of the body. People are slowly discovering the hidden dangers of root canals and mercury amalgams as more medical professionals speak out about their dangers.
From what I witness as a thermographic technician and from a medical thermographic perspective, it is becoming more common to see oral inflammation that drains from the oral cavity, down the anterior neck and into the lymphatic system, in some cases creating lymphatic pathways into breast tissue. See image below.
It is important to know that there is a relationship between specific teeth and illness.
In the 1950s Reinhold Voll, M.D. of Germany discovered that each tooth in the mouth correlates to a specific acupuncture meridian.
Using his electroacupuncture biofeedback technique, he found that if a tooth became infected or diseased, the organ on the same meridian becomes infected or diseased. The opposite held true as well, that a dysfunction in an organ could lead to a dysfunction in the corresponding tooth
Dr. George Meinig , DDS , FACD, a founding member of the American Association of Endodontists in his book 1993, The Root Canal Cover Up, he highlights the root canal research of Dr. Weston Price. And below is excerpted from his book
Dr. Meinig says “The word about the serious side effects of root canal is getting out. The late Dr. Weston Price, D.D.S, M.S., F.A.C.D. former director of Research for the American Dental Association, discovered that root canals had within them bacteria capable of producing many diseases. He made the claim that teeth that have had root canals are removed from people suffering heart or kidney disease, these diseases will resolve.”
Dr. Westin Price found that implanting these teeth, even after rigorous sterilization, when put under the skin of over 5000 rabbits, resulted in the animal developing the same disease as the person and resulted in the animal dying of that disease within weeks. He observed this over a period of time and coined the term “focal infection.”
Dr. Prices research was suppressed and buried by a minority self-interested dentists and physicians who refused to accept his of the focal infection theory. Currently most dentists today have never heard of these 25 year studies.”
Most of the time the bacteria found was around the streptococcus family, but also found staphylococcus, spirochetes, and fungi. He found that if a patient had more than one root canal treated tooth, he could actually he could actually have different organisms infecting each one of the infected teeth.
That is the reason some people have different aliments from their teeth all at the same time . Infected root canals have a detrimental effect on the immune system, causing a number of different illnesses.
Your dentist may think that the disinfecting treatment he uses during a root canal would cause the death of these bacteria. Treatment does kill most of the bacteria in the root canal but Price found not one of over 100 disinfectants he studied was capable of penetrating the tubules. The same hold true for antibiotics today.
The bacteria does not die off because the root canal filling blocks off their source of nutrients. The bacteria are capable of mutating and changing their form. Price found that the challenge of a changed environment actually caused the organisms to become more stronger and their toxins much more toxic.
Bacteria escapes to other parts of the body. This is called focal infection, caused by an infection in one part of the body travels to another part and sets up a new site of infection.
25-30% of people seem to get along with the root canaled teeth. For many years without any detrimental effects. These were people who had no history of degenerative diseases usually had a strong immune system which were capable of engulfing any bacteria present and prevented them from being sick.
Ask yourself, how good is your immune system and how long will it be able to protect you? What Dr. O’Reily an integrative Dentist of Encinitas, CA. has to say about the immune system is extra important to know if you have any of the health issues he mentions.
“Price usually recommended avoiding root canal treatment and extracting the tooth if the individual’s immune system is battling one or more degenerative illnesses or chronic diseases.
If you have an immune condition like an autoimmune disease, Lyme disease, a heart condition, arthritis, and possibly even cancer you need to be more careful in doing root canals. Basically, any condition that weakens your immune system makes root canals riskier and less likely to succeed.
If your body is already dealing with an immune challenge, infected teeth just add more stress to an already taxed immune system, and vice versa. Just because a tooth doesn’t hurt or there is no swelling doesn’t mean it’s OK.
New technologies have come onto the scene that will change the results possible and improve the health of not only teeth but the patient as well. “
Dr O’Riely feels the most ingenious to come on the market is ozone.
“Ozone effectively and efficiently deals with the problem of residual bacteria in the accessory canals and the dentinal tubules that both Price and Meinig were talking about.”
Biological dentistry stresses the use on nontoxic restoration materials for dental work, and focuses on the unrecognized impact that dental toxins and hidden dental infections can have on overall health. Biological dentistry treats the teeth, jaw and related structures with specific regards to how the treatment will affect the entire body.
Most biological dentists uses advanced technologies. One visit can reveal much about the current state of your mouth and teeth.
With Medical Thermographic imaging, areas of suspected inflammation and infection can be identified because they present as heat. Once an area of concern is identified, it needs further investigation and resolution. Some cases of inflammation have been caused by a low-grade chronic infection, and upon dental correlation have been attributed to periodontal disease, TMJ dysfunction, dental restorations like amalgams or treatments such as root canals. Your mouth is a mirror of your health.
For oral health, eat an alkalizing, antioxidant-rich, and anti-inflammatory diet, and replace toothpaste and antibacterial/alcohol-based mouthwashes with an oral rinse and or toothpaste that nourishes your oral microbiome and choose toothpaste without fluoride.
To recap, Dr. Price and Dr. Mengin spoke about the population of people who can tolerate root canals it is because they have a strong immune system. A strong immune system is key to fighting any illness or disease.
Patricia Bowden Luccardi CTT, NMT, LMT
Excerpts on Oral Health and Your Breasts from Thermography and the Fibrocystic and Dense Breast
https://www.amazon.com/Thermography-Fibrocystic-Dense-Breast-Radiation-Free/dp/1656640503