Root canal teeth are frowned upon in the
holistic community. For those in the know, endodontically treated teeth
are a source of chronic low grade infection and can create a stress on
the entire immune system. Statistically, it has been shown to have a
correlation with autoimmune diseases and some types of cancers.
As
an integrative dentist, I have had many patients come to me throughout
the years looking for an alternative to root canal. Conventional
dentistry says that the only other choice to root canal treatment is
extraction of the tooth. And this may be true if the nerve is
irreversibly infected. But for many cases, root canal can be avoided
altogether.
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