WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ROOT CANALS

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ROOT CANALS

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By Dr. James Howenstine, MD.

October 7, 2005

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Many chronic diseases, perhaps most, are a result of root canal

surgery.

Approximately 20,000,000 root canal operations are performed

annually in the United States. Nearly every dentist is oblivious to

the serious health risks this operation produces.

 

Brilliant dentist, Dr. Weston A. Price, did monumental research

about dental conditions. His work took him around the world where he

studied the teeth, diets and bones of

native populations living without the benefit of " modern food. "

 

He learned that primitive tribes had perfect teeth without cavities

or gum disease and had no bone diseases. As soon as these native

tribes adopted the food of the western " advanced " nations their

teeth became deformed,

 

full of cavities, gingivitis started, diabetes appeared and they

developed bone diseases.

 

Foods that appeared particularly troubling included processed white

sugar, fluoride, synthetic vegetable fats (transfats) and all

processed nutritionally lacking foods. It was obvious to him that

human degenerative diseases were fundamentally a nutritional

problem.

 

Dr. Price wrote two incisive books covering 1174 pages about his

research into human health and dental conditions that were so

important that he should have won a Nobel Prize. Instead his work

was deliberately buried, unread and unappreciated for 70 years.

 

An endodontist (root canal surgeon) named George E. Meinig was

encouraged to read Dr. Price's book Nutrition and Physical

Degeneration by the Executive Director of The Price Pottenger

Foundation, Pat Connoly. Dr. Meinig soon realized

the great importance of the 25 years of research efforts by Dr.

Price.

 

He confessed to being in " utter shock when he realized the serious

ramifications of Dr. Price's research. " Dr. Meinig developed great

empathy for the millions of persons who are suffering illness from

the

infections produced from their infected the root canal teeth.

 

His concern for the immense health problems arising from lack of

knowledge about Dr. Price's research led him to write his important

book Root

Canal Cover-Up which fortunately has attracted wide interest to Dr.

Price's research.

 

Dr. Price learned after thousands of animal studies that a root

canal tooth is always infected regardless of it's appearance and

lack of symptoms.

 

When Dr. Price took a root canal tooth out of a patient who

had a chronic disease and placed this tooth in an animal the patient

became well and the animal developed the same illness the patient

had previously suffered from.

 

If the patient had rheumatoid arthritis the

animal became afflicted with RA. When the patient had heart disease

the animal developed heart disease. The tooth from a patient with

kidney disease produced an animal with kidney disease.

 

More Details About Dr. Price's Research

 

The patient whose root canal tooth was placed in an animal not only

became well they became well in 24 to 48 hours. This means that a

person

suffering from the chronic degenerative disease rheumatoid arthritis

(autoimmune illness) can be completely cured in 48 hours. The animal

receiving the infected tooth from the person with rheumatoid

arthritis

developed full blown rheumatoid arthritis in 48 hours. The person

with

chronic glomerulonephritis (autoimmune illness), after removal of

the

infected tooth, no longer has kidney disease in 48 hours. The

patient

suffering from auto-immune disease affecting the heart becomes quite

well when the offending root canal infected tooth is removed. This

research completely changes the way physicians need to think about

disease causation.

 

Every tooth affected by a root canal infection may have a different

bacteria residing in it. Thus the individual who has had three root

canals could have three different infectious organisms continuously

seeding the blood stream. This could result in three different

degenerative diseases simultaneously affecting this person.

 

Each bacteria is capable of setting up an auto-immune disease in a

different tissue of the body depending on the nature of the

particular

infectious organism. This may relate to the genetic composition of

the

infectious agent. One bacteria has a chemical structure on it's

surface

or when floating in the blood stream that irritates a part of a

heart

muscle cell. This muscle cell responds with an antibody reaction

against

the antigen in the bacteria. We now have an inflammatory reaction in

many heart muscle cells that can be diagnosed as heart disease.

Another

bacteria has a substance (antigen) that irritates the lining

synovial

membrane cells of a joint. When this membrane reacts to the irritant

we

have swelling, redness, warmth and destruction of the synovial

membrane

(inflammation). This leads to a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.

 

Dr. Price learned that the most common bacteria infecting a root

canal

tooth was streptococcus. Staphlococci, spirochetes and fungi were

also

frequently identified. At least 20 different bacterial organisms

were

isolated by Dr. Price from root canal teeth. These bacteria caused

many

oral and dental illnesses. Of greater importance they were producing

enormous numbers of medical diseases in other parts of the body.

This

invaluable information appears to overshadow any advance in medical

knowledge made by another researcher.

 

The patient who had more than one root canal operation might have a

different organism infecting each root canal tooth. This explains

why a

patient can have multiple afflictions from root canal teeth all

occurring simultaneously. Infected root canals have a deleterious

effect

on the immune system permitting the development of many degenerative

diseases including heart disease, arthritis, kidney disease, blood

stream infections, subacute bacterial endocarditis, phlebitis,

anemia,

leukopenia (low white blood cell count), back, neck and shoulder

pain,

neuritis etc.

 

How Are Infectious Organisms (Strep, Staph, Spirochetes, Fungi) Able

To

Infect Root Canal Teeth?

 

Dentin makes up 95 % of the structure of a tooth. This was always

felt

to be a solid stone like structure. Actually dentin consists of very

fine tubules. Undamaged dentin tubules contain a nutrient dense

fluid

that keeps the teeth alive and healthy. These nutrients reach the

teeth

by an artery which is accompanied by a nerve and vein in the root

canal.

 

 

When a tooth becomes decayed the placement of an amalgam (preferably

non

mercury containing) serves to protect the tooth from ongoing injury.

If

the decay is neglected or not discovered until it has spread into

the

root canal the bacterial infection involves the nerve and blood

vessels

of the root canal. Then these bacteria can easily spread through the

whole root canal and enter the dentin tubules through their blood

supply. The bacteria, spirochetes and fungi have become established

in a

new home where they are free to multiply and grow without any

impediments. Dr. Price had found that not one of 100 disinfectants

was

able to penetrate and sterilize the dentin. Neither are any

antibiotics

capable of sterilizing root canals.

 

Dr.Price's microscopic photographs of 1923 show myriads of bacteria

or

other pathogens doing well in their new dentin home. Most dentists

do

not know that bacteria and other infectious organisms are always

present

in the dentin tubules after root canal surgery. Very few dentists

are

aware of or willing to admit that dentin tubules are always infected

after root canal surgery. These bacteria escape into the blood and

proceed to initiate a vast number of degenerative diseases. Most

dentists believe that the disinfecting substances used to pack the

root

canal after surgery effectively sterilize the root canal site which

is

unfortunately not true.

 

Some dentists are convinced that the removal of pulp and packing the

root canal cavity with a disinfecting substance blocks the supply of

nutrients to the dentin tubules ensuring eradication of infection.

This

does not occur.

 

Once established in the root canal the bacteria become capable of

mutating and changing their form. Price found out that established

root

canal bacterial organisms became more virulent and their toxins

became

more dangerous. A German oncologist named Josef Issel[1] was able to

confirm these observations of Dr. Price. He learned that the toxins

released from these root canal bacteria were very closely related to

the

chemicals used by the Germans in World War I to create mustard gas.

 

This ability of bacteria to mutate and change in root canals is the

same

process occurring now in bacteria after exposure to antibiotics. The

changes bacteria are able to undergo permit them to become resistant

to

antibiotics that previously had no difficulty killing them. The

ability

to mutate relates to the genetic capabilities in the bacteria. Of

great

importance, exposure to natural anti- infective substances does not

result in bacterial resistance because natural anti-infective

substances

do not produce any genetic changes in the bacteria.

 

How Do Bacteria Escape From The Dentin Tubules To Other Parts Of The

Body?

 

There are billions of bacteria in root canal teeth. The bacteria

which

are located nearest to the lateral accessory root canals move into

these

canals. They then migrate into the hard fibrous membrane that holds

the

tooth in the socket (periodontal membrane). Once established in the

periodontal membrane it is easy for them to spread through this

membrane

and pass into the surrounding bony network. From the bone structure

the

bacteria proceed to enter the blood vessels of the jaw bone. The

bacteria then travel via the blood stream to a gland, organ or

tissue

where they start a new infection. Thus a focal infection from a root

canal source can spread to a distant site creating a new disease.

 

The desire of endodontists to preserve and save root canal teeth is

commendable. However, far too often the tooth is saved but the

patient

dies. This happens because of false confidence in the ability of

disinfectant substances used to sterilize the root canal tooth.

Their

theory about this problem is ignoring the presence of live bacteria

in

dentine tubules. Some intelligent open minded dentists have begun to

try

to solve the problem of universal infection in root canal teeth.

These

individuals are starting to study ultrasound, lasers, colloidal

silver,

garlic, Enderlein serum therapy, nutrition, calcium oxide therapy

from

France and prayer as possible solutions to this infectious problem.

 

The Critical Importance Of Our Immune Systems

 

Dr. Weston Price's important research completely alters the way we

must

think about how diseases develop and disappear. Creating a permanent

abscess in the body with a root canal operation sets the patient up

for

serious degenerative diseases. Whether these diseases occur soon

after

root canal surgery or begin many years later depends on the

patient's

immune system. The 70 % of patients with impaired immune system

function

may become ill immediately after the root canal operation. These

persons

with impaired immune health may proceed to develop several

degenerative

problems at a young age.

 

The 25 to 30 % of persons with a strong immune system may remain in

perfect health for many years after root canal surgery. This

situation

intrigued Dr. Price causing him to study these persons. He learned

that

the strong immune systems of these persons engulfed the living

bacteria

in the infected dentin of the root canals site preventing spread to

distant sites. However, when these immune healthy individuals

suffered a

severe accident, had a serious influenza infection or were placed

under

great stress their immune system became so compromised that they

proceeded to develop a degenerative disease.

 

What Should The Person Who Has Had A Root Canal Operation Do?

 

The answer to this question appears to lie in the state of one's

immune

system. It appears reasonable to me for the person who is well to

postpone any action until a degenerative problem appears. Every

individual is responsible for their own health. You must remember

that

nearly all physicians as well as 97 % of dentists know nothing about

the

danger of root canals. When in medical school we are taught little

to

nothing about the vital importance of diet, teeth, gums and the

mandible

in promoting good health. To make matters worse physicians do not

inquire about root canals in taking a comprehensive medial history.

I

know I never did. This means that when you bring up the topic could

my

new phlebitis, arthritis, nephritis, anemia, low white blood cell

count

etc. be related to the root canal I had eleven years ago you are

going

to be greeted by ignorance. If you forget to remember the possible

link

between the new illness and the old root canal operation you will

suffer.

 

 

 

For the individual with a history of root canal surgery and one or

more

degenerative diseases you have to face the truth that you certainly

have

a compromised immune system. If you would like to get rid of your

chronic disease you must obtain competent dental care. I am certain

there will often be occasions when it is difficult to be certain

whether

removal of the offending root canal infected tooth will eliminate a

new

disease or not. In this situation I think it would probably be best

to

proceed with extracting the infected tooth. Your overall health will

be

better with an abscess out of your body and your immune system is

certain to be stronger even if the hoped for disappearance of your

new

disease does not occur. The sooner uninformed dentists lose out

economically the better our national health will be. When a biologic

dentist gets overwhelmed with new patients he will search for

another

biologic trained dentist to help him out. In this way we do not have

to

depend on the corrupt American Dental Association to change it's

ways

and start putting truth into dental school curriculums.

 

 

 

What is the best answer for this problem?

 

I think the answer is to stop having a relationship with uninformed

dentists. You must seek a biologic trained dentist even if it means

traveling a longer distance to get dental care. As dentists see

their

patient loads dwindling they will begin to attend seminars where

they

can be brought up to snuff about truthful modern scientific

dentistry.

Remember if you continue dental care with an ignorant dentist your

body

will suffer from his or her mistakes.

 

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Footnotes:

 

1, Meinig George E. The 3 ½ Year Success Of Root Canal Cover-Up pg 6

 

 

 

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