OK guys, sorry about all the crazy dental posts, but after having a root canal today and dealing with an awful wisdom tooth that will be pulled in 5 days, I've been doing some research. Since I'm kind of stuck at home in pain until I have my wisdom tooth taken out, I've been a little bored too! Lol.
I didn't know I was getting a root canal until 2 days before so I had no time to do much research and well, I like to know EVERYTHING. I was reading some info today that said root canals DO cause serious illness and health problems. I really couldn't find much info on what illnesses they're accused of causing so I dug farther.
According to the American Assosication of Endodonics, root canals absolutely do NOT cause health problems/illness. Here are just a few of the things I learned about this whole topic.
(Info found from the AAE)
1. Research shows that a person with a root canal filling is no more likely to develop illness than someone without the root canal filling.
2. A small number of dentists claim that root canals contribute to disease and illness.
"This claim is based on the outdated research performed by Dr. Weston Price from 1910-1930. His research stated that bacteria trapped in the teeth during root canal treatment can cause almost any type of disease, including arthritis, heart disease, kidney disease and others."
"Researchers now believe that the earlier findings may have been caused by poor sanitation and imprecise research techniques that were common in the early 1900s"
According to the AAE, teeth that are edodonically treated PROPERLY do not, in fact cause illness.
That's a lot of info. Sorry, but I tend to get a little crazy when I have a lot of time on my hands.
My question is, do you believe that root canals do cause health problems/illness and disease? If so, will you please share why you think this? If not, feel free to share your ideas as well! I was just curious.
To me, it seems that there could be complications with oral health if the treatment wasn't done correctly. Ahem... such as by a doctor in Massachusetts who uses pieces of paper clips in his patient's root canals instead of stainless steel! (true!) But I don't see how it could cause serious illness. I'm no expert of course. I know little about this stuff. However, I'm certainly hoping that it's only a myth. It would really be suckish if having a tooth treated could turn around and bite you in the rear like that!
Have you ever had an illness that you believe was brought on by a root canal? Do you know someone else who has? (Sorry, I'm really paranoid!) Lol. Feel free to share any opinions, ideas, stories, etc!
*REFERENCES*
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I didn't know I was getting a root canal until 2 days before so I had no time to do much research and well, I like to know EVERYTHING. I was reading some info today that said root canals DO cause serious illness and health problems. I really couldn't find much info on what illnesses they're accused of causing so I dug farther.
According to the American Assosication of Endodonics, root canals absolutely do NOT cause health problems/illness. Here are just a few of the things I learned about this whole topic.
(Info found from the AAE)
1. Research shows that a person with a root canal filling is no more likely to develop illness than someone without the root canal filling.
2. A small number of dentists claim that root canals contribute to disease and illness.
"This claim is based on the outdated research performed by Dr. Weston Price from 1910-1930. His research stated that bacteria trapped in the teeth during root canal treatment can cause almost any type of disease, including arthritis, heart disease, kidney disease and others."
"Researchers now believe that the earlier findings may have been caused by poor sanitation and imprecise research techniques that were common in the early 1900s"
According to the AAE, teeth that are edodonically treated PROPERLY do not, in fact cause illness.
That's a lot of info. Sorry, but I tend to get a little crazy when I have a lot of time on my hands.
My question is, do you believe that root canals do cause health problems/illness and disease? If so, will you please share why you think this? If not, feel free to share your ideas as well! I was just curious.
To me, it seems that there could be complications with oral health if the treatment wasn't done correctly. Ahem... such as by a doctor in Massachusetts who uses pieces of paper clips in his patient's root canals instead of stainless steel! (true!) But I don't see how it could cause serious illness. I'm no expert of course. I know little about this stuff. However, I'm certainly hoping that it's only a myth. It would really be suckish if having a tooth treated could turn around and bite you in the rear like that!
Have you ever had an illness that you believe was brought on by a root canal? Do you know someone else who has? (Sorry, I'm really paranoid!) Lol. Feel free to share any opinions, ideas, stories, etc!
*REFERENCES*
link
