Chris,
Regarding the periodontal ligament...
Think of the ligament as an elastic band that provides a cushion for the tooth to rest comfortably in the jawbone. This ligament is meant to be a live nutritional blanket that not only feeds the tooth nutrition but also protects the tooth from harm. So yes, you do need to have the ligament removed and the necrotic bone scraped when the tooth is extracted. The immune system cannot be expected to clean this dead debris and bacteria out through any draining process. The necrosis has got to be physically removed or it will continue to fester.
A couple anatomical examples.....
When a child is born, there is the afterbirth called the placenta. If that were left in place, the entire abdominal cavity would become ridden with bacteria risking the life of the women.
When a orthopedic surgery does a joint replacement.... if he does not scrape the bone clear prior to placing the replacement, any residual bacteria would lead to infection, loss of joint and put the patient at an increased risk of systemic infection.
The mouth is no different than any other place in or on the body. Unfortunately the dental and medical profession need to move a bit faster in recognizing how important our dental health is for our overall health. Because that is what is truly needed for people to become better informed.
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by chrisinireland
Hi
Thank you so much for your feedback on this subject, greatly appreciated. Yes I do now understand that the only way to be free from infection is get the tooth removed though im sure you have heard of specialist people say you need the ligament removed as well as some on the bone socket scraped away to avoid any possible infection of cavitation there right, whats your view on this? or im of the opinion that when the tooth is removed it will naturally clean and heal itself hence it can drain fully etc.
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