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Root Canals Cause Cancer?

  • 18-08-2013 6:59pm
    #1
    The One Who Knocks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭


    What do you conspiracy theorists make of this?

    Summary:

    During a root canal, there is no way to sterilize your tooth; after the root canal, dangerous bacteria hide out in the tooth and are unreachable with antibiotics

    Root-canaled and filled teeth harbor bacteria that morph into very toxic forms, which then can migrate to other tissues in your body and cause serious medical conditions, including diseases of your heart, kidneys, bones, and brain

    There is no other medical practice that permits leaving a dead body part inside your body, because it triggers your immune system to attack

    - I also remember reading about a study done on this. Different materials including glass, plastic, etc. were implanted in the gums of rats. They all survived and lived fine, with no ill effects. However, when a dead tooth was implanted, they all died within days.

    I'm still not sure about it though,

    More links

    http://www.anh-usa.org/are-root-canals-safe/

    http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=861001

    http://www.mgoldmandds.com/rct.htm

    Probably the best one

    http://www.mgoldmandds.com/rctchoices.htm

    What do you make of it?


Comments

  • #2
    Oracle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,630 ✭✭✭Oracle


    Probably true. But then there's loads of wrong things about dentistry; amalgam fillings containing mercury, dangerous dental xrays and the financial incentive to do too much work on the teeth. Implants don't seem a good idea to me either.

    P.S I meant true that root canals aren't good for health, not sure about causing cancer.


  • #3
    Tzar Chasm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,069 ✭✭✭Tzar Chasm


    I don't think that's how cancer is cause. i'm not a doctor tho so if anyone has more accurate information i'll defer to them.

    I think what you are referring to is called necrosis where bits of dead tissue cause the death of surrounding tissue


  • #4
    Emme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,055 ✭✭✭Emme


    Are there any papers on this topic from academic journals?


  • #5
    alastair
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,309 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    Emme wrote: »
    Are there any papers on this topic from academic journals?

    Bunch of stuff listed here: http://www.aae.org/Patients/Myth_References.aspx


  • #6
    Genghiz Cohen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,182 ✭✭✭Genghiz Cohen


    alastair wrote: »
    Bunch of stuff listed here: http://www.aae.org/Patients/Myth_References.aspx

    Thats a reassuring URL right there.


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  • #7
    Tzar Chasm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,069 ✭✭✭Tzar Chasm


    Genghiz Cohen wrote: »
    Thats a reassuring URL right there.

    links to the american association of endodontists. seems legit, whats more the studies listed mostly debunk the theory


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