"The overarching theme when it comes to the “alternative” or “holistic”
criticism of root canals comes down to the claim that no matter how well
the root canal procedure is performed, there are still bacteria and
bacterial toxins left in and around the tooth, which then ostensibly
continues to infect the patient, causing a host of maladies, from heart
disease to diabetes to cancer. One of the authors (Dr. Thomas Levy) of
the above referenced book Toxic Tooth — How a Root Canal Could Be Making You Sick stated in an interview
that “there can be few things as catastrophic as a root canal.”
Considering that an estimated 15 million root canals are performed each
year, I’m surprised that people who have had root canals (including me
20 years ago) haven’t all dropped dead. That doesn’t sound catastrophic
to me."
Pulp Fiction
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