A root canal tooth is a dead tooth. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything going on inside it. Though the tooth is sealed at the top, what’s in the tooth is free to escape through the roots and enter the circulatory system – including any pathogens remaining within the tooth and, more importantly, their […]
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Root Canals Raise Your Risk of Chronic, Systemic Illness
About this time every year, the American Association of Endodontists tells us that it’s “Root Canal Awareness Week” – an opportunity for concentrated spin on the wonders of a procedure that’s not all that different from mummification, only with a tooth instead of a complete corpse. And that’s what a root canal is: a dead […]
From the Archives: Choosing the Path to Your Preferred Future
Originally published on August 29, 2013 When you’re sick for a long time and your doctors can’t say why or offer much of any treatment beyond “managing” your symptoms for the rest of your life, you may start looking beyond the medical establishment for answers. This is how many people “discover” biological dentistry even exists, […]
Mercury Amalgam & Root Canals: 2 Must-See Videos
Dr. Hal Huggins’ Legacy to Biological Dentistry – and to Us
This past weekend, dentistry lost a legend: Dr. Hal Huggins. The author of such important books as It’s All in Your Head and Uniformed Consent – among many others – Dr. Huggins probably did more than anyone to bring attention to the problem of mercury toxicity from “silver” amalgam fillings, not to mention other dental […]
From the Archives: The Foundation of Healing from Mercury Amalgam & Other Dental Toxins
Originally posted September 18, 2012; updated If mercury fillings are so toxic, why doesn’t everyone who has them get sick? Why doesn’t everyone with long-term, chronic illness heal quickly once triggers such as root canal teeth or cavitations are removed or treated? Why do some people not heal at all – or even get sicker? […]
Naturally Conservative Dentistry
Eight dentists. Twenty-one teeth. Twenty-one root canal preparations. And in each and every case, each and every dentist drilled a larger hole than needed. That was the shocking result of a study published late last month in PLOS ONE. The problem, lead author Robert O’Shea explained, is caused by an “optical illusion which makes a […]
Choosing the Path to Your Preferred Future
When you’re sick for a long time and your doctors can’t say why or offer much of any treatment beyond “managing” your symptoms for the rest of your life, you may start looking beyond the medical establishment for answers. This is how many people “discover” biological dentistry even exists, learning that there may […]