The Different Root End Infections, Root Canal Infections Affect The Body

The three main root end tooth infections arewith dense bone in order to contain its
called granulomas,cysts and condensing osteitis.effects.However, the tissue as the root end was
Granulomas and cysts, though they appear to beincapable of controlling the bacterial growth
quite similar, have distinctly differentin these cases and consequently some bacteria
characteristics.Fistulas are channels that carry pusescaped through the bloodstream and set up
from thediseases in other areas.Dr. Price also noted the teeth
infection area to the outside of the face orof such patients
mouth. They help the body drain away excessivebecame more tender and painful than those cases
amounts of pus.Condensing osteitis is rarelythat appeared to be more seriously involved.These
mentioned as aobservations by Price are so diametrically
root end infection process, but Dr. Priceopposite to the average dentist's view and
found its presense to be accompanied by somecomprehension of what is occurring that many
very specific infection related reactions.Dr. Pricewill have difficulty accepting these findings,
made bacteriologic examinations ofin spite of the fact they were derived from
three different dental infection areas.studies of 1400 patients.Numbers of case history
To his surprise, he found, for the most partexamples were mentioned
that no matter how large an involved area orin this chapter to lend insight into these
how much pus was flowing, comparatively fewdifferent infections and their effects. Included
bacteria were present. He interpreted thiswas a picture of cancer of the lower jaw below
to mean the body's white blood cells andthe roots of three lower front teeth which
other defense mechanisms had good control ofappear to be a typical dental infection.Such examples
the infection process present.Furthermore, in suchwere shown to emphasize there are
cases he found patientsother dental disease conditions than those
to be in relatively good overall health andmentioned, but they represent a much smaller
that they did not exhibit the expected signsproportion of cases and are not indicative of
and symptoms of systemic illness.Dr. Price reasonedthe average person's experience.About author:
that the large areas ofDr. George Meinig,D.D.S.,F.A.C.D. is a Founder of the
bone destruction and pus about these infectedAssociation of Root Canal Specialists Discovers
areas were not a measure of the severity ofEvidence That Root Canals
infection, so commonly believed, but were inDamage Your Health Learn What to Do.
actuality expressing the goodness of theLearn how Dr. George Meinig discovered that a
nvolved patient's immune defense capability.He (Dr.meticulous 25 year
Price) further found that though theresearch program, conducted by Weston A. Price,
organisms spread locally, they did not spreadDDS, under the auspices of the American Dental
to other parts of the body until the infectionAssociation's Research Institute, was buried by
had persisted for a prolonged period ofdisbelievers of the focal infection theory.
time.Condensing osteitis cases proved to be quiteAlong the way, Dr. Meinig has received many
different. This condition exhibits a veryrecognition citatons and awards, both Nationally and
dense area of bone, sometimes with very littleinternationally.
loss of bone at the tooth's root end.Patient historiesFor further information:
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that people exhibiting condensing osteitisEdited and prepared by Sung Lee, alternate
suffered more serious consequences from theirauthorThis article can be reprinted freely online as
infections. Price surmised that in such a caselong as the entire
the patient's defense system was poor and thearticle with resource box are included.
body was trying to wall off the infected area