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Getting to the Root of the Root Canal Controversy: Facts vs Ideology
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Root Canal or Implant, What Should I Do?
After every article that I have either written myself, or have read by other authors regarding the systemic risks of root canal-treated teeth, the same questions continue to surface: “So stop having root canals? What are we supposed to do?” “Are all root canal-treated...
Using First Principles to Distill the Truth
The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error, not directly by weakness of the reasoning powers, but by preconceived opinion, by prejudice. Arthur Schopenhauer How do we decide what is...
People Are More Important Than Profit
For those readers who have read my story about how the New York State Office of Professional Discipline attempted to revoke my license to practice dentistry, these two articles below will be of interest to you. I had always thought that these type of stories were only...
Bacteria May Cause Type 2 Diabetes
The following article appeared on yahoo today, June 1, 2015. This article further illustrates the role of chronic infection on various systemic diseases. Chronic exposure to the toxins produced by the common skin bacteria Staph aureus can lead to a variety of...
A Healthy Mouth is Essential for a Healthy Heart
Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. Although there are many contributing factors to the development of cardiovascular disease inflammation is the critical factor. Inflammation drives the progression of atherosclerotic plaque...
Chronic Inflammation From Root Canal-Treated Teeth and Periodontal Disease
Evidence keeps mounting on the role of chronic inflammation and systemic diseases such as heart disease and cancer. It is not only the direct pathological effects by the bacteria and the toxins that the bacteria produce, but also the up-regulating of the immune...