Hi Vowel Lady,

You would think that the serious health risks associated with retaining dead and infected teeth would be shared by every dentist in every dental office. The sadness of that is the dental profession has been covering up this information for decades for two main reasons. One, monetary. Endodontics is the most lucrative form of dentistry on the planet. It allows dentists to rc a tooth several times, crown a tooth several times... then extract it and replace it. Two, for dentists to candidly admit to this information would open up the biggest can of worms you could imagine. It would also create a huge stir amongst the dental associations that "creatively control" the dental profession.

Unfortunately, the idea of healthcare in general has changed for the worse over the last several decades in that it has become a "profitable industry" making the $$$ the primary reason for getting into the profession in the first place. This does not behoove anyone looking from the patient aspect as it only serves those providing the treatment. It is hard for doctors and dentists who want to put their patients well being first to even survive in today's healthcare profession because of the things they are forced to comply with if they want to stay in business. I know this to be fact as I have been in dentistry for over 3 decades and I am not blind to what the changes have been nor am silent to them.

The information regarding the serious health risks about rc teeth is beyond upsetting.... unfortunately it is a well kept secret amongst the dental profession. More and more people like myself are starting to step out and make people aware of it. People need to be their own health advocate and need to take their dental health into consideration as it connects intricately to the rest of the body. The only way people are going to do that is if they become aware of the importance in the first place.

Vowel Lady, in 36 years I have come to know many, many dentists. I can count on one hand how many of them have been forthright with information about the risks and toxicities associated with dental care. Some of the most respected dentists are endodontists. Why? Because they are the top earners and achievers of the profession and their work generates lots of work for their peers. It sounds harsh when you talk about this being amongst the HEALTHCARE profession but it is a fact that we all have to deal with.

I have plenty of stories similar to my friend who died of Glioblastoma Multeforme. Some people died, others became seriously ill or incapacitated until their rc teeth were removed and their body healed. Some never fully recovered, others did. If you are really interested in this whole issue, buy the book called The Roots Of Disease, Connecting Dentistry to Medicine by Dr Robert Kulacz and Dr Thomas Levy. This gives all the information you need to understand the entirety of the problem. Dr Kulacz includes many factual stories of his dental patients. He is a brave man for putting this information out there and he has paid the price for doing so.

The initial work of Dr Weston Price back in the early 1900's regarding the rc issue as well as nutritional connections to dental health was astounding and it shook up the dental profession even at that time. His work has been smothered and harshly criticized by the dental associations until only the past 10 years or so. Change will only come when the consumers start to demand it. This is why the consumer needs to be educated on it.

Here is a little blib sharing some of the things that I talk about here...
http://www.anh-usa.org/are-root-canals-safe/

I wish I could confidently tell you to trust your dentist to offer you this information and that he would never think of not disclosing it to you. But f he cares more about his reputation amongst his peers, then in all probability he will dismiss this topic as much as he can. It is up to us, the patient, to become better informed on our own and be knowledgeable enough to feel confident in bringing the subject up and insist on answers.

Bryanna