have you watched root cause than Netflix documentary it's about root canals and the
potential subsequent illness that person that's running the movie blames on that treatment so
this is my analysis of the documentary to help my patients make decisions that are right for
them so if you're one of the many people that have concerns about your existing root canals
or possible root canal treatment watch this the documentary talks about one man's journey to find
answers for his illness he has not responded to any therapy and his symptoms are getting
worse for those of you who know a bit about me and my own journey to find similar answers you
know that I understand his pain and frustration and trying to get help in order to get better and
heal though my own journey was not as Extreme as Ben's I do understand that there are many people
that struggle like he did with an illness that is not being treated properly they are suffering
not getting any better or don't have the answers they're looking for from their doctors so wanting
to know why you have an illness and look for ways to heal is completely normal in the documentary
they make certain claims and refer to studies to support these claims for example they refer to a
study that showed that ninety seven percent of patients with breast cancer had root canals on
the same side as the cancer there's actually no research to support the statement and the
statement is irrational it would kind of be like saying 97% of patients with breast cancer drink
water implying that water caused the cancer you can't just link these two like that and
there are many other factors involved and a proper scientific study is required in order to determine
this type of link the documentary refers to many studies so I decided to do some research and read
those studies and get the information out to my patients and here's what I found there is
continued interest in attempting to determine if root canals and other oral disease are factors
in systemic diseases current research shows that there's strong evidence supporting the
association between gum disease and heart disease and a relationship between the health of your
mouth and heart attacks research also supports a relationship between gum disease and miscarriage
and premature births scientific studies also support the link between rheumatoid arthritis
and decay or cavities so current research shows evidence that antigen injected into the gums of
mice is capable of causing inflammation in the knee joint an antigen administered through the
root canal of primates and rabbits caused both local and systemic immunological response but
further animal studies have also shown that antigen introduced in the root canal elicits a
strong immune response stimulating the production of circulating antibodies in 1976 a study was done
that measured the presence of bacteria and the bloodstream after root canal treatments and the
study clearly showed that if proper aseptic technique was used which included rubber dam
instrumentation that remained within the root canal space which is a method that is currently
used bacteremia was not produced all these studies suggest that the health of your mouth is related
to their health of your body bacteria in your mouth travels through your bloodstream into the
rest of your body so narrowing it down to root canals only it's not taking into account many
other factors like gum disease and decay which play a huge role in overall health and will be
a reduction in mouth bacteria through proper home care regular dental cleanings restoring
all broken down into ka T all the procedures that work to eliminate bacteria in your mouth
are key to reducing bacteria present in your body more research is needed to determine if the cause
of illness is due to a root canal treatment or not it is necessary to determine whether a
particular root canal therapy has any residual bacteria and inflammation before proceeding to
extractions of those teeth gathering patient specific information including x-rays scans
and medical history is critical to determine how to proceed with treatment understanding of
each particular illness and getting the history of how and when it started is also a big part of the
solution so to find out more about your particular situation call us to schedule a consultation