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...
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...
In our book The Toxic Tooth, Dr. Thomas E. Levy and I make the case that root canal-treated teeth remain infected, are a focal source of pathogenic bacteria and toxins that disseminate throughout the body, and are a cause of – or contributor to – a host...
The majority of dentists, as well as the official position of the American Dental Association, believe that: An infected tooth can be sterilized during a root canal procedure.Any residual infection remaining in the tooth will be safely entombed within the tooth after...
Let’s look at the water fluoridation issue. The American Dental Association is still promoting water fluoridation to reduce the incidence of tooth decay. Proponents of water fluoridation claim that anti-fluoridationists are “fear mongers” who don’t understand the...
Bacteria from the mouth DO travel to distant sites of the body which is the definition of focal infection. Foci of...
After every article that I have either written myself, or have read by other authors regarding the systemic risks of...
The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and which mislead...